Most Recent Articles from African Studies Review

• Rereading the History and Historiography of Epistemic Domination and Resistance in Africa 

  Editors' note: This article originally was presented as the Bashorun M. K O. Abiola Lecture at the African Studies Association's 51st Annual...

  04/01/09 by Ogot, Bethwell A · More from publication

• Hunger, Healing, and Citizenship in Central Tanzania 

  Abstract: This article draws on newspaper commentary, Nyaturu hunger lore, and ethnographic research to describe how central Tanzanian villagers...

  04/01/09 by Phillips, Kristin D · More from publication

• Female Genital Cutting: Cultural Rights and Rites of Defiance in Northern Tanzania 

  Abstract: This article reviews campaigns against female genital cutting (FGC) directed at Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. The authors...

  04/01/09 by Winterbottom, Anna; Koomen, Jonneke; Burford, Gemma · More from publication

• Environmental and Social History of African Sacred Groves: A Tanzanian Case Study, The 

  Abstract: Sacred groves figure prominently in efforts to create community-based conservation in Africa. Although they are often conceptualized in...

  04/01/09 by Sheridan, Michael J · More from publication

• Ahmadu Bamba's Pedagogy and the Development of 'Ajami Literature 

  Abstract: While African literature in European languages is well-studied, 'ajami and its significance in the intellectual history of Africa...

  04/01/09 by Ngom, Fallou · More from publication

• Rethinking Patrimonialism and Neopatrimonialism in Africa 

  Abstract: Current usages of the terms patrimonial and neopatrimonial in the context of Africa are conceptually problematical and amount to a...

  04/01/09 by Pitcher, Anne; Moran, Mary H; Johnston, Michael · More from publication

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