Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez

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Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez

Graduate Student

Email: chriscmartinez@g.ucla.edu

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Biography

Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez is a PhD candidate working at the intersection of histories of decolonization and development in 20th century West Africa. His research explores the history and political economy of extractive industries, industrial development, labor militancy, and radical Pan-Africanism in the Republic of Guinea.

Field of Study

Africa

Subfield

Political Economy, History of Development, Labor History, Business and Economic History

Awards & Grants

  • Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship, UCLA Graduate Division, 2023-2024
  • Summer Research Grant – History & Political Economy Project, 2023
  • Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowship (Soussou/Sossokhui) – University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program, 2023
  • Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program, UCLA Graduate Division, 2023
  • WARA Pre-doctoral Fellowship – West African Research Association, 2022
  • Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program, UCLA Graduate Division, 2022

Advisor(s)

Robin D.G. Kelley, Alden Young (African American Studies), Andrew Apter

Degrees

  • M.A., History, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2023
  • A.B., American Studies, Brown University, 2018