Ndiouga Lexan Adrien Henri Benga

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	Senegal
Title	Maître-assistant
Affiliation	Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal
Email	nabenga@refer.sn
Mailing Address	Département d'Histoire Faculté des Lettres Université Cheikh Anta Diop B.P. 5005 Dakar-Fann Dakar Sénégal
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 221.33.864.0329 / 221.77.328.5595 fax: 221.33.824.2379
Countries of Specialization	Senegal
Research Interests	Doctorat d'Université en Histoire (décembre 1995), Université Paris VII Denis Diderot, Groupe Afrique Noire Laboratoire << Les sociétés en développement dans l'espace et le temps >>, SEDET-CNRS (ex-Laboratoire Tiers Mondes, Afrique) * Citizenship, Social Contract, Nation-State, Dissidences * Relations between Central Power and Local Power (XIX-XXI centuries) * City and Violence * Individualization Process in the African City * Urban Cultures: Music, Theater, Clothing and Fashion
Teaching Interests	Methodology in History of African societies City in Africa: History Issues (XVI-XVIII centuries) Slavery, City and Demography in Africa South of the Sahara (XVI-XVIII centuries) Urban History: West African Cities in the XIX-XXI centuries Urban Society: Les lieux de mémoire--Comparative Perspectives Local Elites and Urban Modernization in West Africa (XIX-XX centuries) Dirty Water, Miasmas and Odors. Public Health and Urban Space in Africa (XIX-XX centuries) Powers and Urban Societies in West Africa (XIX-XXI centuries)
Publications	2001, "Entre Jérusalem et Babylone. Jeunes et espace public à Dakar," Pp. 169-178 in R. Collignon et M. Diouf (éds), Les jeunes, hantise de l'espace public dans les sociétés du Sud, Autrepart. (ex-Cahiers Sciences Humaines de l'Orstom): no. 18, Paris, Edition de l'Aube, IRD. 2002, "Dakar et ses tempos. Significations et enjeux de la musique urbaine (ca 1960--années 1990)," Pp. 289-308 in M.-C. Diop (éd.) Le Sénégal contemporain. Paris, Karthala. 2003a, "Le diplômé et la commune. Itinéraires pour l'emploi, individualisations et pratiques citoyennes à Dakar," Pp. 293-310 in F. Leimdorfer et A. Marie (éds), L'Afrique des citadins; Sociétés civiles en chantier (Abidjan, Dakar). Paris, Karthala. 2003b, "'The Air of the City Makes Free': Urban Music Bands from the 1950s to the 1990s in Senegal," Pp. 75-85 in M. Palmberg and A. Kirkegaard (eds) Playing With Identities in Contemporary Music in Africa. Uppsala, Nordic Africa Institute. 2003c, Citoyenneté française, citoyenneté locale. La municipalité en Haute-Volta (1926-1960)," Pp. 973-987 in Y. G. Madiega et O. Nao (éds) Burkina Faso. Cent ans d'histoire, 1895-1995. Paris, Karthala. 2005a, "Meanings and Challenges of Modern Urban Music. Dakar, Senegal (1960-2000)," in T. Falola and S. Salm (eds), Urbanization and African Cultures. Carolina Academic Press. 2005b, "Un homme de (contre-) pouvoir dans la ville. L'Affaire Justin Devès à Saint-Louis du Sénégal (1910-1911)," in Chantal Chanson-Jabeur et Odile Goerg (éds.) Mama Africa. Hommage à Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch. Paris, L'Harmattan. Forthcoming "How to be known by others and how to assert oneself as an actor in society. Rap Music and Medias in Senegal," in F. Wittmann et M. Taureg (eds), The Construction of Media Environment in Senegal. Dakar, Goethe Institute. "Controlling Space: Land Ownership and Dynamics in Dakar (1906-1980s)"
Keywords	citizenship ; local governance ; city ; violence.