Emily Riley

She is a full-time research professor at the Center for Asian and African Studies at El Colegio de México. She holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from Michigan State University, specializing in African Studies and Gender in Global Contexts. Her ethnographic research, conducted in Wolof and French for over ten years in Dakar, Senegal, focuses on cultural, religious and political representations of terànga, the Wolof philosophy of generosity, hospitality and general sociability. Dr. Riley also has a background in digital humanities and works on a joint project with the West African Research Center to promote Islam and Religious Diversity in West Africa to promote Islam and religious diversity in West Africa. She is a former assistant director of the Kansas Center for African Studies at the University of Kansas.

In her teaching career, she has taught a number of courses, including Gender. Power and Nation in Postcolonial Africa and Asia and Introduction to African Cultures at the Colegio de México. Her latest publications include: "Sama Jigeen: Women and Women-Led Associations in a New Era of Politics in Dakar, Senegal"; "Chaos and Comedy: Social Media, Activism, and Democracy in Senegal" and Genealogías de devenires feministas en África. Her research projects focus on the art of generosity: The social and political power of Senegalese women. El Colegio de México, A.C.. Mexico City, Mexico and Teraanga Republic: Politics and Women's Authority in Senegal.