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Itohan Osayimwese is a historian specializing in the built environment and is currently the Chair of the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University. Her research primarily focuses on the intersections of architecture, design, and political ideologies in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Anglo-Caribbean, and Western Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. Her latest book, 'Africa’s Buildings: Architecture, Displacement, Cultural Heritage', published by Princeton University Press in 2025, examines the hidden histories of African buildings dismembered and dispersed across Europe and North America. Other notable publications include 'German Colonialism in Africa: Legacies: Architecture, Art, Urbanism & Visual Culture' and 'Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Germany'. She has received funding from organizations such as the Gerda Henkel Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities for her research projects. Professor Osayimwese has contributed significantly to the field of architectural history through her writings, examining themes of postcolonial discourse, restitution of cultural heritage, and the impact of German colonialism on modern architecture. She actively teaches courses related to global architectural history, modern architecture, and urbanism, aiming to engage her students in the complexities of these subjects.
Department: Department of Economics