Wunyabari O. Maloba
Biography
W.O. Maloba research covers African nationalism, revolutionary movements, women’s history and Africana studies. He received his B.A. (Hons), from the University of Nairobi (1975), and Ph.D. from Stanford University (1988). He is the author of Mau Mau and Kenya (Indiana University Press, 1993/1998), and African Women in Revolution (Africa World Press, 2007). His current projects include: writing a revised edition of Mau Mau and Kenya, and also working on a new book project on Mau Mau in popular imagination.
Media mentions
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Degree of the past, present and future
February 09, 2024 | Written by Artika Casini“People would ask, ‘What are you going to do with an Africana studies degree?’ I’d answer, ‘What can’t I do with it?’” says Kobe Barker, who now works as an outreach coordinator for the Mitchell Center for African American Heritage in Wilmington, Delaware. -
Pio Gama Pinto: The Indian activist who became a Kenyan freedom fighter
December 12, 2023 | Written by Gouri Sharma of Al JazeeraWunyabari O. Maloba, Africana studies, says that activist Pio Gama Pinto, who advocated for Kenya's independence from the British, was assassinated in 1965 because the ruling elite perceived him as a threat. “He had a radical vision and was very much respected by Black Africans so it was extremely important for him to be silenced. -
New Ratledge Professor
March 25, 2022 | Written by Ann ManserW.O. Maloba appointed to named position in Africana studies and history
