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Aboubacry Moussa Lam, also known as Boubacar Lam, was born in 1953[1] and is a Peul[2] Senegalese historian, disciple of Cheikh Anta Diop, who was his primary advisor on his major work, De l'Origine Égyptienne des Peuls, and a professor of Egyptology in the Department of History at the Cheikh Anta Diop University.[2] Lam has been credited with being the most important Diop scholar[3] and being "most helpful and inspiring in defining the nature of the Afrocentric school of thought."[4] Boubacar has been active in seeking to recenter Africans back in their own historical and social context.[5] Lam was also a signatory to an appeal to preserve the Timbuktu Manuscripts.[6] In January 2018, he was listed as a writer and lecturer at Dakar University as well as a participant in the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)'s and the Global Book Alliance (GBA)'s African Publishers and Other Book Industry Stakeholders Regional Meeting.[7]

The primary focus of Lam's work has been on Cheikh Anta Diop's migrations theory.[2] Continuing the African intellectual tradition of Africana Studies, Lam has used his linguistic skills for the purpose of translation and to assist in the recovery of African memory.[8] His linguistic work has helped establish connections between the ancient Egyptian language and black African languages, primarily Kongo-Saharan languages.[9] In particular, much of his work has focused on the cultural and linguistic similarities between West Africans (e.g., Peul, Serer, Wolof) and ancient Egypt.[2][10] His research and demonstration of the Nile origin of the Peul has exampled the possibility of interactions between Africans in the western and eastern Sahel.[11] He has also made the case for km.t deriving from the skin color of Nile Valley Africans, who are viewed as black.[12]

Selected works

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  • Les chemins du Nil : les relations entre l'Egypte ancienne et l'Afrique[1]
  • De l'origine égyptienne des Peuls[1]
  • La fièvre de la terre[1]
  • Le Sahara ou la vallée du Nil? : aperçu sur la problématique du berceau de l'unité culturelle de l'Afrique Noire[1]
  • L'affaire des momies royales : la vérité sur la reine Ahmès-Nefertari[1]
  • Le triomphe de Maât[1]
  • L'unité culturelle égypto-africaine à travers les formes et les fonctions de l'appui-tête[1]
  • Paalel njuumri[1]
  • Fulb̳e : gila Héli-e-Yooyo haa Fuuta-Tooro[1]
  • Hieroglyphics for Babies[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Lam, Aboubacry Moussa 1953-". WorldCat Identities. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
  2. ^ a b c d Gaston, Lafayette. "Past Afrocentricity: Reassessing Cheikh Anta Diop's Place In the Afrocentric Frame". Live From Planet Earth. The Liberator Magazine.
  3. ^ Boehm, Peter (27 October 2014). Africa Askew - Traversing The Continent. Babelcube Inc. ISBN 9781633392946.
  4. ^ Marable, Manning (1 March 2001). Dispatches from the Ebony Tower: Intellectuals Confront the African American Experience. Columbia University Press. pp. 195–196. ISBN 9780231507943.
  5. ^ Davidson, Jeanette (2010-10-19). African American Studies. Edinburgh University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780748686971.
  6. ^ "Timbuktu Manuscripts in DANGER!". West African Research Association. Boston University.
  7. ^ "Association for the Development of Education In Africa (ADEA) and the Global Book Alliance (GBA) Report: Regional Workshop for African Book Industry Stakeholders" (PDF). Association for the Development of Education in Africa.
  8. ^ "What Black Studies Is Not: Moving from Crisis to Liberation in Africana Intellectual Work1". Journal of the Research Group on Socialism and Democracy Online. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  9. ^ Imhotep, Asar. "AKAN AND EGYPTIAN SYMBOL COMPARISONS: PART 1" (PDF). AsarImhotep.com. The MOCHA-Versity Institute of Philosophy and Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  10. ^ Cantone, Cleo (3 April 2012). Making and Remaking Mosques in Senegal. BRILL. p. 39. ISBN 9789004217508.
  11. ^ Asante, Molefi (2007). The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN 9780415771382.
  12. ^ Fani-Kayode, Femi. "Who Are The Yoruba People? (Part 3)". Premium Times. Premium Times Services Limited.
  13. ^ "African Philosophy: The Pharaonic Period: 2780-330 BC". Pambazuka. Pambazuka News.[permanent dead link]
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