Nicole Eggers
Book Details
Title
Speaking with Vampires: Rumor and History in Colonial Africa
Author
Award Year
ISBN
0520217039
Honoree Information
Nicole Eggers
Position
Associate Professor
Department
History
Occasion
On the occasion of the tenure and promotion of Nicole Eggers to Associate Professor
Why Chosen
I read this book during my first semester of grad school and it forever changed the way that I think about oral history. The book challenges many of our assumptions about what constitutes a “true” story and emphasizes the need to listen critically for the different kinds of truths that exist in the stories people tell about themselves, their families, and their communities. The language people use to critique their oppression isn’t always straightforward and vampires can take many forms.