Rethinking missionaries collection one object at a time

About this episode

Benjamina Efua Dadzie discusses her research on Anglican missionary activities and material culture in Abeokuta.

In this episode, we speak with Benjamina Efua Dadzie, a PhD candidate at the University of East Anglia, whose research focuses on Anglican missionary activities in Abeokuta (1842–1867). Drawing on archival records and objects collected by Reverend Henry Townsend for the Church Missionary Society (CMS), Benjamina explores the layered histories behind Egba material culture now […]

People in this episode

Guest: Benjamina Efua Dadzie

Topics covered

• missionary activities
• material culture
• archival research
• Egba history
• Anglican Church

Keywords

• missionaries
• Abeokuta
• material culture
• Anglican
• archival records
• Henry Townsend
• Egba

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of East Anglia, Church Missionary Society

Places: Abeokuta