Title
Critical terms for the study of Africa / edited by Gaurav Desai, Adeline Masquelier.
ISBN
9780226548975 (paperback)
022654897X (paperback)
9780226548838 (hardcover)
022654883X (hardcover)
9780226549026 (electronic book)
022654902X (electronic book)
Published
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
410 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
DT3 .C75 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
960
Summary
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
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Adeline Masquelier and Gaurav Desai
Africa/African / Jemima Pierre
Belonging / Peter Geschiere
Bondage / Gwyn Campbell
Citizenship / Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Colonialism / John L. Comaroff and Jean Comaroff
Design / Suzanne Preston Blier
Environment / Maano Ramutsindela
Evidence / Luise White
Gender and sexuality / Marc Epprecht
Governance / Brenda Chalfin and Omolade Adunbi
Health / Susan Reynolds Whyte
Humanitarianism / Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf
Labor / Jane Guyer
Liberation / Elisabeth McMahon
Mobility / Patrick Manning
Modernity / Simon Gikandi
Narrative / Stephanie Newell
Performance / Tsitsi Jaji
Population / Deborah Durham
Spirit / Matthew Engelke
Theory / Joseph Slaughter and Jennifer Wenzel
Value / Leonard Wantchekon and Paul-Aarons Ngomo
Vernacular / Derek R. Peterson
Violence / Kamari M. Clarke
Witchcraft / Adam Ashforth.
