Reflecting on My Research Experience in Senegal and The Gambia

By Bennett Ross, Johns Hopkins University It’s been about a month since I returned from Senegal and The Gambia, and I think I have still yet to fully appreciate what this trip meant to me. In the days and weeks leading up to my departure, I was scrambling: arranging my homestay, speaking to professors, andContinue reading “Reflecting on My Research Experience in Senegal and The Gambia”

Hitting a Wall and Finding a New Path in Australia

By Catherine Thompson, Johns Hopkins University Hello! I’m Catherine, and I’m back to provide an update on my archival summer research project! Again, as I am double majoring in Political Science and Africana Studies, so much of my passion and interests are invested in the sector of Black politics. Studying abroad in Melbourne, Australia forContinue reading “Hitting a Wall and Finding a New Path in Australia”

Researching in Guyana

By Tamia Watkins, Johns Hopkins University This past July, with support from the Tyler Center for Global Studies, I had the opportunity to travel to Guyana, South America and conduct research at the Walter Rodney National Archives. It was my first time pairing travel with a project that was not just personal, but also deeplyContinue reading “Researching in Guyana”