This is my biography
page, If your visiting
this area of my site
you must either be
really bored or else
you want to know about
me.
More information about
yourself, how you
came to the department
etc. blah, blah blah,blah,
blah,blah
A
native of the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC), ex-Zaire (Africa),
Nkasa joined the department
as a part-time faculty in winter
1995 and was hired as an assistant
professor in 1996. He received
his Ph.D. in history from the
University of Minnesota in
1996. His area of specialization
is African social and cultural
history and his second field
in history is Modern Europe.
He is currently working on
two major projects:
"The Impact of the
Construction and Operation
of the Port Francqui-Bukama
Railroad on the Population
of Rural Katanga, Belgian
Congo" and
"A Social History
of the Mulelist Peasant
Rebellion in the DRCongo
in the 1960's."
Dr. Yelengi teaches three African
history courses: Pre-Colonial
Africa to 1800, Modern Africa,
and Society and Culture in
20th Century Africa, and two
courses on Europe: Europe in
the Modern Age and Modern France.
Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed in this page
are strictly those of the page author. The contents
of this page have not been reviewed or approved
by the University of Minnesota - Duluth.
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