My area of expertise lies at the intersection of African history, British colonial history, and media history.  My research is about the links between British newspaper coverage of Africa during the period of decolonisation and broader political, social and cultural aspects of the process.  I have a PhD in International History from the LSE, where I teach a course on the history of the extra-European world during the twentieth century, and until recently, a policy-oriented course on contemporary global affairs. At SOAS, I have convened courses on the history of Africa from the birth of civilisations to the present day, society and culture in twentieth-century Africa, slavery in West Africa, and gender.