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SUMMARY:The Interesting Life of  Africanus Horton: A Man of Science and of
  Letters - Apeike Umolu\, African History Project
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CONTACT:Daniel Paolo Juan
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the short yet productive life of nineteenth-century 
 polymath Africanus Horton\, this talk examines the pioneering contribution
 s to the modern world of this scientist\, medical doctor\, political and e
 ducational theorist\, financier\, soldier\, and activist. But his life was
  not without twists and turns\, raising the question: what does it mean to
  be an “engaged scientist” in today’s world? Not only will we learn 
 about Horton’s immense scientific achievements\, we will explore how his
  work in medicinal botany\, health science\, general medicine\, and medica
 l education helped to shape his political thought as a nationalist and con
 stitutional theorist. There is no denying that in the modern academy\, at 
 times it seems as if the sciences couldn’t be farther from the humanitie
 s. This in an educational clime that paradoxically champions interdiscipli
 narity. A dissection of Horton’s life and work will help us to think abo
 ut the intrinsic interconnectedness of the natural and human sciences\, an
 d the opportunities this affords to the budding polymaths of today.\n\nOur
  speaker is Apeike Umoku.\n\nBiography:\n\nApeike Umolu is a historian of 
 political thought. Her research focuses on theories of nation\, state\, an
 d citizenship in the nineteenth century. She is currently a joint Arts and
  Humanities Research Council DTP Scholar and Queens’ College Alexander C
 rummell PhD Scholar at the University of Cambridge where she is researchin
 g the intellectual history of patriotism in the nineteenth-century pan-Afr
 ican world. \n\nApeike is the Director of the African History Project\, an
  institute dedicated to widening access to African history. She also sits 
 on the Education Advisory Board of the Royal African Society and was previ
 ously appointed Chair for Culture and Identity at the Pan-African Youth Co
 nference 2022 co-hosted by the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern U
 niversity. A seasoned public historian\, she has collaborated with the Uni
 versity of Bristol and CARGO Education to deliver teacher training on hist
 ory teaching at KS3\, with the Africa Centre London on initiatives explori
 ng the future of Pan-African cooperation\, and with the Institute of Pan-A
 frican Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg chairing
  townhall discussions on the intellectual history of Pan-Africanism. Prior
  to re-training as a historian\, Apeike was a banking and finance lawyer i
 n the City of London.  
LOCATION:Seminar Room (Level 2)\, Dept of Pharmacology 
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