The professorship of Global History at the University of Potdam invites you to attend a book talk by Assistant Professor Morgan Robinson (Mississippi State University & Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen) about her recent open access book A Language for the World: The Standardization of Swahili, Ohio University Press, 2022. An intellectual history, this scholarly study of Standard Swahili delves into the extensive and interconnected journeys of standardization and community-building within the historical, political, and cultural landscapes of East Africa and its surroundings.