Derek R. Peterson

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Derek R. Peterson (born May 13, 1971) is an American historian specializing in the cultural history of East Africa. He is currently a professor of history and African studies at the University of Michigan. [1]

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He was the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" in 2017. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Education and career

Born May 13, 1971, Peterson is from Maine, New York and attended Maine–Endwell High School. [7] He studied history and political science at the University of Rochester, graduating in 1993. His interest in African studies was sparked by a trip to Kenya in his sophomore year, and at Rochester he studied under African scholars Elias Mandala and Sam Nolutshungu. After graduating, he was awarded a Fulbright grant to study in Kenya for a year. He then went on to the University of Minnesota, studying with Allen Isaacman, and obtained his PhD in 2000. [8]

Peterson taught at the College of New Jersey between 2000 and 2004. [2] Between 2004 and 2009 he was the director of Centre for African Studies at the University of Cambridge, [9] where he edited a series of monographs on African studies, [10] and initiated an academic exchange programme between Cambridge and universities in Africa. [9] He took a position at the University of Michigan in 2009, joining its newly founded African Studies Center (ASC). [4]

Peterson has been a visiting fellow at the University of Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute, [11] was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 2016, [12] and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2016. [13] He won the African Studies Association's 2013 Hersokovits Prize for his book Ethnic Patriotism and the East African Revival. [14]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "MacArthur Fellows Program – Derek Peterson". MacArthur Foundation . Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  3. ↑ Jaschik, Scott (2017-10-11). "Academics Among 'Genius' Grant Winners". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  4. 1 2 "Two University Of Michigan Professors Awarded MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grants'". CBS Detroit. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  5. ↑ "University of Michigan professors earn $625K MacArthur 'genius grants'". MLive.com. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  6. ↑ Hiyama, Andrew (2017-10-11). "University professors awarded 2017 MacArthur genius grants". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Katie (2017-10-11). "M-E grad Derek Peterson named MacArthur Genius Award winner". Pressconnects. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  8. ↑ Knispel, Sandra (2017-10-11). "University alumnus wins MacArthur 'genius grant'". NewsCenter. University of Rochester . Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  9. 1 2 "Revitalising research in Africa". Research News. University of Cambridge. 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  10. ↑ "Cambridge Centre of African Studies Series". Ohio University Press. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  11. ↑ "Derek Peterson". Kellogg Institute For International Studies. University of Notre Dame . Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  12. ↑ "Professor Derek Peterson". British Academy . Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  13. ↑ "Derek R. Peterson". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  14. ↑ "Derek R. Peterson". African Studies Association. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
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