Dr. Jamaine Abidogun, professor of history at Missouri State University, has been interested in Nigeria and indigenous knowledge for a number of years. She has won two Fulbright awards to study in Nigeria. … [Read more...] about Maroon Minute recognizes scholarly work by Dr. Jamaine Abidogun
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In the spring of 1562, the remains of St. Francis of Paola were burned by Protestant forces who had broken into the house of the Minim Order. Dr. Eric Nelson, professor of history, examines how this event was remembered in his article “Remembering the Martyrdom of St. Francis of Paola: History, Memory and Minim Identity […] … [Read more...] about Memory and martyrdom: a study of the ‘other’ St. Francis