Education & Scholarship
Assan Sarr
Historian of Senegambia
A Gambian legacyAssan Sarr is a historian whose research explores land, Islam and social change in Senegambia. A University of The Gambia graduate, he developed an international academic career in African history. His 2016 book examined the politics of land control in the Gambia River basin, and his teaching has included African history, women’s history and oral history.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Published Islam, Power and Dependency in the Gambia River Basin in 2016.
02Became director of Pittsburgh's Center for African Studies in January 2026.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01University of Pittsburgh biography02University of The Gambia public lecture biography
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