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James E. Genova

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1969

Publications

44

Citations

84

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

56

Publishing since 1969

Research summary
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James E. Genova studies African history and culture, with particular attention to colonial and postcolonial French-speaking (Francophone) Africa. His work often examines film, media, and representation—how Africans and African societies have been portrayed and have portrayed themselves through cinema, radio, and literature during and after colonial rule.

Francophone African historyColonial and postcolonial studiesAfrican cinema and media studiesRepresentation and cultural analysisFrench historical and cultural studies

Publication output has been modest and irregular over the last decade, with occasional years of no output interspersed with one or two publications per year, averaging less than one per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 1 publication19202021: 2 publications2212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications2232024: 1 publication242526
Publishes in
  • African American Studies Center×3
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History×1
  • Revue d histoire contemporaine de l Afrique×1
  • ˜The œCatholic historical review×1
  • Michigan State University Press eBooks×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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