John Glover Ph.D.
Department Chair, Professor
History
Education
- Ph.D., history, University of Illinois at Chicago
Dissertation: “The Hope in This World and the Next: Maam Cerno and the Settlement of Darou Mousty, 1912–1947” - M.A., history, University of Illinois at Chicago
Major field: Africa; minor fields: West Africa, modern Middle East, imperialism and decolonization - B.A., history, Bradley University, summa cum laude
Professional Background
- Professor, Department of History, University of Redlands, 2012–present
- Associate professor, Department of History, University of Redlands, 2006–2012
- Assistant professor, Department of History, University of Redlands, 2000–2006
Areas of Expertise
- African history
- European imperialism
- Islam
- West Africa
Publications
Books and Book Chapters
- Glover, John. “Murid Modernity: Historical Perceptions of Islamic Reform, Sufism, and Colonization.” In New Research on Islam in Senegal, edited by Mamadou Diouf and Mara Leitchman. London: Palgrave, 2008.
- Glover, John. Sufism and Jihad in Modern Senegal: The Murid Order. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press, 2007.
Book Reviews
- Glover, John. Review of The Divine Flood: Ibrahim Niasse and the Roots of a Twentieth-Century Sufi Revival, by Rüdiger Seesemann. International Journal of African Historical Studies 45 (1) (2012).
- Glover, John. Review of Islam and Social Change in French West Africa: History of an Emancipatory Community, by Sean Hanretta. American Historical Review 115 (1) (2010): 325–326.
- Glover, John. Review of Social Welfare in Muslim Societies in Africa, edited by Holger Weiss. International Journal of African Historical Studies 35 (1) (2002): 236–237.
- Glover, John. Review of The History of Islam in Africa, edited by Nehemia Levtzion and Randall L. Pouwels. International Journal of African Historical Studies 33 (2) (2001): 411–412.
Journal Articles
- Glover, John. “The Prophet Muhammad Reincarnated and His Son, Jesus: Re-centering Islam among the Layenne of Senegal.” Journal of Historical Geography 41 (2013).
- Glover, John. “‘The Mosque Is One Thing, the Administration Is Another’: Murid Marabouts and Wolof Aristocrats in Colonial Senegal.” International Journal of African Historical Studies 33 (2) (2001).
Presentations
- “An African and Islamic Expression of Modernity: The Re-imagination of the Historical Geography of Cap Vert by the Layenne of Senegal.” Eighth Savannah Symposium, Modernities across Time and Space, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, February 2013.
- “The Prophet Muhammad Reincarnated and His Son, Jesus: Re-centering Islam among the Layenne of Senegal.” African Studies Association Conference, Philadelphia, November 2012.
- “GIS and History: Mapping the Lebu Migrations.” Esri User Conference, San Diego, July 2012.
- “Controlling the Sea: Sufism as a Metaphor for Historical Change on the West African Coast.” World History Association Conference, London, June 2008.
- “Abolition and Emancipation as a Discourse of Colonization and Control.” Domestic and International Consequences of the First Governmental Efforts to Abolish the Atlantic Slave Trade, Elmina, Ghana, August 2007.
- “Murid Identity and Conceptions of History: Images of Sufism, Reform, and Colonization.” African Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, November 2004.
- “Islamic Reform, Revolution, and Jihad: Sufi Perspectives of Social and Political Change.” World History Association Conference, Atlanta, June 2003.
- “The Forging of New Colonial Relationships: The Experiences of a Murid Town During World War I.” African Studies Association Conference, Philadelphia, November 1999.
Awards and Service
- Innovation Fund Award for Historical GIS, University of Redlands, 2016
- Center for Spatial Studies Community of Practice Grant, 2014
- Keck Foundation LENS Faculty Fellowship, 2011
- Postdoctoral summer research fellowship, West African Research Association, 2009
- Faculty Review Committee research grant, University of Redlands, 2009
- Faculty Review Committee Distinguished Research Award, 2007