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Introduction Urban kinship: the micro-politics of proximity andrelatedness in African cities
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Unit.ORCID-id: 0000-0003-3114-4018
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology.ORCID-id: 0000-0002-2022-6985
2018 (engelsk)Inngår i: Africa, ISSN 0001-9720, Vol. 88, nr S1, s. S1-S11Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
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African cities have long been perceived as emblematic of the vibrancy and contradictions that characterize public spheres in an African context – from breathtaking monuments of wealth and oppression to overwhelming destitution and despair; from vibrant market places and artistic expression to dilapidated infrastructures and rampant criminality. Through depictions of the hectic pace of different forms of movement – from the inner-city traffic that seems to be buzzing even in the midst of a complete standstill to public protests and food riots – African cities become lenses through which social and political life is assessed and synthesized; a canvas on which national politics and global inequalities are laid bare, for all to see. Indeed, the visual has long been the preferred prism for documenting and evoking the dynamism and decay of urban Africa. Many of these dualities hold some truths but have also contained the enduring simplifications of prejudice and exoticization. The ‘urban jungle’ is easily seen as the continent’s true Heart of Darkness; a pre-conceptualized dystopia (Robinson 2010); a micro-cosmos of the most frightening and fascinating facets of primitive humanity. This special issue challenges such simplifications by emphasizing everyday sociality, and by giving priority to the narratives and practices of urban residents themselves.

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Vol. 88, nr S1, s. S1-S11
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urban, africa, anthropology, neighbourhood, kinship, proximity, relatedness
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URN: urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2197DOI: 10.1017/S0001972017001115OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nai-2197DiVA, id: diva2:1195154
Tilgjengelig fra: 2018-04-04 Laget: 2018-04-04 Sist oppdatert: 2018-04-05bibliografisk kontrollert

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