CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Aran S. MacKinnon
Professional Address
Department of History
tel O:
(770) 836-6508;e-mail: amackinn@westga.edu
Associate Professor of History
Director of Global Studies (2005-2008)
Education
Ph.D. History,
M.A. History,
B.A. Honours, History,
Queen's University,
Courses taught:
World
History, Pre-colonial Africa, Colonial and Modern Africa, The transforming
societies of
Select Publications
Books
-An
Introduction to Global Studies with
Dr. Pat Campbell, expected Spring 2005 under contract
with Rowman and Littlefield publishers.
-The
Making of
Hall/Pearson Publishers). Reviews available on request.
Edited Journal
“(Un)
Healthy Interiors: Contestations at the intersection of public health and
private space” Forthcoming Special Issue of Studies in the Social Sciences co-edited with Dr.
J. Ablard, plus an introduction to the issue.
Articles
-‘The
Political Economy of Zululand, 1900-1940', invited chapter in a collection of
articles on The History of the KwaZulu Natal Region, South Africa, edited by
Ben Carton, Jabulani Sithole and John Laband. Forthcoming
with the
-‘Negotiating
The Practice Of The State: Reclamation, resistance and “betterment” in
-‘Chiefly
Authority and Leap-frogging Headmen in Zululand, South Africa, c. 1930-50', Journal of Southern African Studies,
Volume 27, No. 3, Sept. 2001, pp. 567-590
-‘“Of
-‘Malaria Epidemics in Early Twentieth Century
Zululand,
-‘The
Persistence of the Cattle Economy in Zululand, South Africa, 1900-1950', Canadian
Journal of African Studies, Vol. 33, No. 1, 1999, pp. 98-136
-‘
-‘The
Pedi Polity’ in
Encyclopedia of African History, K. Shillington Editor (Fitzroy Dearborn
Publishers,
-‘The
Anglo-Zulu War’ in
Encyclopedia of African History, K. Shillington Editor (Fitzroy Dearborn
Publishers,
-
‘Shaka Zulu’ in
Encyclopedia of African History, K. Shillington Editor (Fitzroy Dearborn
Publishers,
-‘South African Praise Poets’ in Censorship: An
International Encyclopedia (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, U.K). Jan.. 2002
-‘The South African Dutch Reformed Church’ in Censorship:
An International Encyclopedia (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, U.K). Jan.. 2002
-
‘South African poet Alex La Guma’ in Censorship: An International
Encyclopedia (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, U.K). Jan. 2002
Reviews:
-T.
McClendon, Genders and Generations Apart, H-S-Africa/H-Net Jan. 2004
-A.
Booth, Historical Dictionary of
-K.
Jochelson, The Colour of Disease. Syphilis
and Racism in
-J.
M. Kimble, Migrant Labour and Colonial Rule in
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B. Carton, Blood From Your Children. The
Colonial Origins of Generational Conflict in
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D. Goodman, Fault Lines: Journeys into the New South Africa, Left
History, Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring 2001,
pp. 160-64.
-N.T. Torkington, Community Health Needs in
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R. Cope, Ploughshare of War. The Origins of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, African
Studies Review, Vol. 44, No. 3, Spring 2001
-A.
Lester, From Colonization to Democracy, African Studies Review,
Vol. 42, No. 3, Dec. 1999, pp. 128-130
-C.
Alden, Apartheid’s Last Stand, African Studies Review, Vol. 42,
No. 3, Dec. 1999, 227-229
-
J. Brown and M. Prozesky, Gandhi and South Africa in Journal of Third
World Studies, Vol. 16, No.2, Fall 1999, pp.214-17
- S.
Gastrow, Who’s Who in South African Politics, Vol. 5 in Journal
of Third World Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2000, pp.247-50
Professional
Memberships And Service
African
Studies Association,
American
Historical Association,
Association
of
Canadian Research Consortium
on
Institute of Historical
Research,
International Studies
Consortium,
History of Medicine Seminar
Group,
North
Eastern Workshop on Southern African Studies,
Royal African Society,
Southeastern Regional Seminar
on African Studies,
South African Network of
Skills Abroad