Hugo Logez

Hugo Logez is a PhD student in African History at Columbia University. His research examines the formation of modern elites and the evolution of reverse diaspora in West Africa, focusing on the study of coastal families in colonial Dahomey (present-day Benin). Before joining Columbia, Hugo graduated from the École Normale Supérieure de Paris, where he completed a master's degree in transnational history. He has conducted archival research in Benin and Nigeria, and his teaching experience includes courses in the French Department at Rutgers University.