British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
The history of romantic love in sub-Saharan Africa
Raleigh Lecture on History, delivered by Professor Megan Vaughan FBA, on 26 February 2009. Professor Vaughan examines changing attitudes towards romantic love in sub-Saharan Africa from pre-colonial times to the present day.
Introductory remarks by Professor Shula Marks FBA
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Lecture
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Question and answer session, plus closing remarks
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Paper in Proceedings of the British Academy (2010) (pdf, 213kb)