African Warrior-Queen: Njinga of Ndongo, Netflix, and the Dawn of History on the ‘Dark Continent'

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• Luke Pepera
• Wednesday 17 May 2023, 17:30-19:00
• Emmanuel college - Queens lecture theatre.

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Njinga of Ndongo is one of history’s most fascinating rulers. The first ‘female king’ of her kingdom, Ndongo in west-central Africa, she led a sixty-year resistance against the Portuguese who tried to conquer it. Her story has recently been turned into a Netflix docu-drama series by Jada Pinkett Smith. Luke Pepera, one of its main contributors, speaks about Njinga’s life, legacy, and how African history is inspiring a new wave of stories.

Luke Pepera is a writer, broadcaster, anthropologist, and historian, specialising in African history. He was born in Ghana and studied Archaeology & Anthropology at Oxford. He’s written articles, presented documentaries, and appeared on numerous podcasts. Currently, he’s working on his first book, Motherland: 500,000 Years of African History, Cultures, and Identity, to be published in 2024 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

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