Visiting Scholar Program
The Center for African Studies accepts selected non-stipendiary visiting scholars each year from collaborating institutions, who come to collaborate on research with Harvard faculty. In addition, the Center in collaboration with the Committee on General Scholarships is able to host semester-long Visiting Scholars from Africa. During their time here, they access the university’s library resources, engage in research, and partner with faculty on various projects.
Amanda Haarman
Visiting Scholar 2026/27
Amanda Haarman is a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard University Center for African Studies for the 2026–2027 academic year. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship and cultural and creative industries, with a particular focus on Ghana. Across her work, she...
Mattia Fumagalli Casati
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow
Mattia Fumagalli Casati is a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for African Studies from September 2026. He was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship , a highly competitive research fellowship funded by the European...
Vivien Chang
Visiting Scholar 2026/27
Vivien Chang is a historian of development, decolonization, postcolonial Africa, and international political economy. She is completing her first book titled Creating the Third World: Postcolonial Development and the Search for a New International...
