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This semester (Fall 2005) I am teaching the following courses:
- Hist 1208: Europe in Modern Age
- Hist 2515: Pre-colonial Africa to 1800
- Hist 3257: Modern France
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
- "Chief Kasongo Nyembo: A Villain or Hero?."
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.
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