Jan Bender Shetler

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Assistant Professor of History
Affiliation	Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana
Email	jans@goshen.edu
Mailing Address	Department of History Goshen College 1700 South Main Street Goshen, Indiana 46526 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 219-535-7108
Countries of Specialization	Tanzania
Research Interests	Dissertation, "The Landscapes of Memory: A History of Social Identity in the Western Serengeti, Tanzania" is based on research in oral traditions of the precolonial period. Interested in the spatial dimension of oral tradition, social identity and memory. I am currently working on publishing a collection of histories written by people from the Mara Region.
Teaching Interests	Teach World history and African history courses at Goshen College.
Publications	None on file
Keywords	spatial dimension; oral tradition; Western Serengeti; Tanzania; Mara region