“They consider themselves very different”: Disparate dreams of Zande governance across the South Sudan-Central African Republic borderland
“They consider themselves very different”: Disparate dreams of Zande governance across the South Sudan-Central African Republic borderland This article unpacks the different trajectories of a once-unified Zande people through a…
Tradition, transformation, and charting futures
Tradition, transformation, and charting futures Go to Source
“This kingdom will not be like the kingdom(s) in the era of Gbudue”: On the rebirth of the Azande Kingdom
“This kingdom will not be like the kingdom(s) in the era of Gbudue”: On the rebirth of the Azande Kingdom Colonial rule in Sudan altered kingship and ended the kingdom…
Rereading Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande, fifty-five years later
Rereading Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande, fifty-five years later Rereading Evans-Prichard’s classic fifty-five years later turned out to be a confusing experience. On the one hand, it confirmed…
Revisiting the Azande
Revisiting the Azande This introduction to a special section, “Revisiting the Azande,” summarizes the historical context and theoretical insights of the classic ethnography Witchcraft, oracles, and magic among the Azande,…
Central Asian sociabilities
Central Asian sociabilities Go to Source
Community-building and resilience in Uyghur meshrep in Kazakhstan
Community-building and resilience in Uyghur meshrep in Kazakhstan Go to Source
Them-you-us
Them-you-us Go to Source
The Thirty Boys: The filmmaker’s reflections
The Thirty Boys: The filmmaker’s reflections Go to Source
People who live in glass houses: Author as subject, Subject as author
People who live in glass houses: Author as subject, Subject as author Go to Source
Writing kinship from within
Writing kinship from within Go to Source
“A tradition from our ancestors”: Community and cultural continuity with The Thirty Boys
“A tradition from our ancestors”: Community and cultural continuity with The Thirty Boys Go to Source
Introduction to the Hau film symposium on The Thirty Boys
Introduction to the Hau film symposium on The Thirty Boys Go to Source
Dancing, singing, and ethnography as political acts
Dancing, singing, and ethnography as political acts Go to Source
What’s in a family?
What’s in a family? Go to Source
One hundred years of habitude: Reflections on Michael Lambek’s Behind the glass
One hundred years of habitude: Reflections on Michael Lambek’s Behind the glass Go to Source
Writing family: Diaspora and self-representation in autoethnography
Writing family: Diaspora and self-representation in autoethnography Go to Source
Beneath a modernist roof: A critical autoethnography
Beneath a modernist roof: A critical autoethnography Go to Source
Less is more/Less and more
Less is more/Less and more Go to Source
On critical African postsocialisms
On critical African postsocialisms Relative to Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America, scant attention has been paid to the fate of formerly socialist states in Africa. One reason is that…