| Titre : | Critical terms for the study of Africa |
| Auteurs : | Gaurav Gajanan Desai, Auteur ; Adeline Marie Masquelier, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Ouvrages |
| Editeur : | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2018 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-226-54883-8 |
| Format : | 410 pages / 24 cm |
| Index. décimale : | 960 |
| Catégories : |
[Eurovoc] GÉOGRAPHIE > Afrique [Eurovoc] QUESTIONS SOCIALES > culture et religion > culture [Eurovoc] SCIENCES > sciences humaines > sciences sociales > anthropologie sociale et culturelle [Eurovoc] SCIENCES > sciences humaines > sciences sociales > sociologie |
| Résumé : |
"For far too long, the Western world viewed Africa as unmappable terrain—a repository for outsiders’ wildest imaginings. This problematic notion has had lingering effects not only on popular impressions of the region but also on the development of the academic study of Africa. Critical Terms for the Study of Africa considers the legacies that have shaped our understanding of the continent and its place within the conceptual grammar of contemporary world affairs.
Written by a distinguished group of scholars, the essays compiled in this volume take stock of African studies today and look toward a future beyond its fraught intellectual and political past. Each essay discusses one of our most critical terms for talking about Africa, exploring the trajectory of its development while pushing its boundaries. Editors Gaurav Desai and Adeline Masquelier balance the choice of twenty-five terms between the expected and the unexpected, calling for nothing short of a new mapping of the scholarly field. The result is an essential reference that will challenge assumptions, stimulate lively debate, and make the past, present, and future of African Studies accessible to students and teachers alike." |
| Note de contenu : |
1. Africa/African / Jemima Pierre
2. Belonging / Peter Geschiere 3. Bondage / Gwyn Campbell 4. Citizenship / Francis B. Nyamnjoh 5. Colonialism / John L. Comaroff and Jean Comaroff 6. Design / Suzanne Preston Blier 7. Environment / Maano Ramutsindela 8. Evidence / Luise White 9. Gender and Sexuality / Marc Epprecht 10. Governance / Brenda Chalfin and Omolade Adunbi 11. Health / Susan Reynolds Whyte 12. Humanitarianism / Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf 13. Labor / Jane Guyer 14. Liberation / Elisabeth McMahon 15. Mobility / Patrick Manning 16. Modernity / Simon Gikandi 17. Narrative / Stephanie Newell 18. Performance / Tsitsi Jaji 19. Population / Deborah Durham 20. Spirit / Matthew Engelke 21. Theory / Joseph Slaughter and Jennifer Wenzel 22. Value / Leonard Wantchekon and Paul-Aarons Ngomo 23. Vernacular / Derek R. Peterson 24. Violence / Kamari M. Clarke 25. Witchcraft / Adam Ashforth |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| 008858 | RHSO 445 | Livre | Centre de documentation du CERDI / Ecole d'Economie | Salle de lecture | Disponible |
