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"Africa research in Austria is multifaceted, multidisciplinary and multilocal. Besides the continuous output of many scholars, this is also shown by the activities of the research group “African Studies at Austrian Universities”, established in 2013. The book Africa Research in Austria: Approaches and Perspectives is a product of this fruitful engagement. The collection assembles contributions to the second workshop of the research group, which was held in Innsbruck, 19-20 March 2015. The topics covered span from pan-Africanism and popular culture, the use of research films in African studies, and reflections on the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to students’ exchange between Tanzania and the two German states, the role of the UN in the Congo Crisis, and post-colonial conflicts and limited access orders in Africa. It contains contributions by Eric Burton (Vienna), Birgit Englert (Vienna), Andreas Exenberger (Innsbruck), Maximilian Feldner (Graz), Thomas Lechner (Graz), Silvia Lercher (Innsbruck), Ulrich Pallua (Innsbruck), Arno Sonderegger (Vienna) and Thomas Spielbüchler (Linz)."

Popular culture --- Ethnic studies

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Based on eleven months of field work (2009-2011), this book analyzes the situation of youth in urban Gulu, Northern Uganda, in the aftermath of the war between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan Government (1986-2006). Specifically, it focuses on the generation that was born and grew up during the 20-year war: How do members of this generation perceive and evaluate socio-cultural changes which occurred in Acholi society throughout the war years? How do they imagine their future society? And how do they react to the expectations directed at them by their elders? In order to answer these questions, the book draws on rich ethnographic material. It provides an in-depth analysis of how imaginations of the post-war society are contested and negotiated between different groups of social actors – youth and elders, men and women as well as local, national and international actors. While some try to re-establish former cultural practices and conventions and call for a ‘retraditionalization’ of Acholi society, others lobby for ‘modernization’ and attempt to establish ‘new’ social structures, values and norms which are strongly influenced by local understandings of ‘the Western culture’. The book presents numerous examples of the multiple and complex ways young people strategically position themselves in these debates and make use of the various discourses on culture, tradition and modernity in their negotiations of generational, gender, family, and peer-to-peer relations.

Society & social sciences --- Ethnic studies

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Ce recueil découle d’un symposium européen organisé conjointement par les Universités de Paris VII et de Tours en 1993. Un premier volume fut consacré à Toni Morrison, en particulierBeloved. Tardivement, mais toujours d’actualité, ce second volume aborde d’autres fictions et montre ainsi la richesse et la complexité de la production noire au nouveau monde. On remarquera la présence d’auteurs des Caraïbes. À travers la quête identitaire et historique qui caractérise la production contemporaine, de par la globalisation de la diaspora, cette aire de production littéraire a pris un rôle grandissant dans l’évolution de la littérature noire des États-Unis.

Ethnic Studies --- littérature --- histoire --- États-Unis

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Dans le cadre des rapports entre identités et territoires, les onze contributions de ce volume explorent les relations de l'Espagne avec les composantes de son empire, comme celles entretenues avec ses alliés et ses ennemis. Ces textes abordent diversement la question des stratégies et des équilibres socio-ethniques élaborés par les normes gouvernementales, les pratiques des groupes et des individus, qui facilitent ou contraignent l'action. Loin des images et des récits que véhicule la légende noire à l'égard de l'Espagne et des Espagnols, les analyses produites – lesquelles invitent à considérer ensemble conflits et coopérations – valorisent la variété et la richesse des dynamiques relationnelles visant à éviter situations de blocage et exclusion.

History --- Ethnic Studies --- Espagne --- allié --- ennemi

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Exploring the enduring legacy of untouchability in India, this book challenges the ways in which the Indian experience has been represented in Western scholarship. The authors introduce the long tradition of Dalit emancipatory struggle and present a sustained critique of academic discourse on the dynamics of caste in Indian society. Case studies complement these arguments, underscoring the perils and problems that Dalits face in a contemporary context of communalized politics and market reforms.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies.