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Editorial: An anthropological encounter with post-colonial realities in Namibia?
Get PDFThis article offers an overview of the research undertaken in Namibia in 2019 by a group of emerging academics studying at Hamburg Germany to shape the core of this volume. We aim to tackle the challenging question of the speaker position within a field of discourse around post-colonialism from which our group can legitimately speak, and sketch the necessities for and challenges facing a decolonization of language, action and research. It is impossible with a small – though sensitive and ambitious – group of upcoming anthropologists to do more than scratch the surface of a problem that is so big and multidimensional. So, in this volume we present partial glimpses of our encounter with post-colonial realities in Namibia, and do not claim to be able to paint more than a rough picture. Here we have chosen to present our projects within a broader description of the current Namibian condition including aspects of history, sociality, politics, economics and ecology, religion, gender, identity and art. Such a contextualized depiction, we hope, will offer the reader a more comprehensive picture with which to understand our contributions
Claiming craft, claiming culture – The creation of value in post-colonial Namibian craft markets
Get PDFTourist crafts in Namibia serve as memories of exciting trips and holidays. The consumption of craft intersects with the consumption of culture because craft is seen as a marker of cultural identity. Purchasing decisions are made by an evaluation of cultural attributes of objects on offer. This paper describes the valorisation process of craft in the Namibian craft market. The history of craft objects will be contrasted with the perspectives of the tourists on craft in order to demonstrate how value(s) is imposed on craft objects. By presenting the production chain of Namibian crafts, colonial traces in the creation of value will be exposed. This paper shows that the perceptions of the tourists contradict with the history and the conditions of production of craft objects which leads to a fetishization of the crafts
(au)tour de Mayotte: "Mayotte à la dérive" en dialogue avec quelques œuvres littéraires
Get PDFAbout « Mayotte à la dérive.» 2019. Plein droit, Revue du Groupe d’information et de soutien des immigré·e·s N° 120.À propos de « Mayotte à la dérive.» 2019. Plein droit, Revue du Groupe d’information et de soutien des immigré·e·s N° 120
Old Testament Lessons in the Säʿatat (‘Hours’) of Giyorgis Säglawi
Get PDFThis article considers the use of Old Testament readings in the Säʿatat (‘Hours’) of Abba Giyorgis Säglawi (d.1425), an unusual practice in Gǝʿǝz liturgy. It is believed that the introduction of Old Testament readings into the Säʿatat went through various stages. It was first introduced on Saturdays to better understand the greatness of the day on which God rested. It was then extended to Sunday. It seems certain that the question of the Sabbath(s) influenced the introduction of Old Testament readings into the celebration of the Säʿatat. The Old Testament readings in the Säʿatat are protracted because the Scriptures are the Word of God, and therefore there should be no discrimination in their usage. Reading from both the Old and the New Testaments is also connected to the idea that they represent the two breasts of the Church, an image depicted more clearly in Giyorgis than in the gädlat of other local saints. Thus, the children of the Church must be fed readings from both Testaments which are the breasts of their mother, the Church. Today, one finds readings from the Old Testament at almost every hour of the Säʿatat. However, readings from both Testaments did not extend beyond the Säʿatat, neither into the Liturgy of the Qǝddase (Eucharistic celebration), nor the Yaredian/Dǝggwa Divine Office
Freie Archive als Gedächtnisorte der Neuen Sozialen Bewegungen
Get PDFFreie Archive sind in den Neuen Sozialen Bewegungen entstanden und sichern wichtige Gegenüberlieferungen zu denen traditioneller Archive. Wie sind sie entstanden, unter welchen Bedingungen arbeiten sie, wie kommen sie an ihre Materialien, wie ist ihre Stellung in der deutschen Archivlandschaft?Free Archives originated from the New Social Movements. They preserve collections and records traditional archives do not feel responsible for. What are the working-conditions of Free Archives, how do they acquire their documents, which role do they play in the German archival landscape?
 
La historia me absolverá: Die Entwicklung des Narrativs der kubanischen Geschichte in der revolutionären Propaganda von 1953 bis 1976
Get PDFIm vorliegenden Artikel wird die Entwicklung des Narrativs zur kubanischen Geschichte durch die revolutionäre Propaganda von 1953 bis 1976 untersucht. Aufgrund der Notwendigkeit zur Selbstlegitimierung im Zuge der Revolutionskonsolidierung wurde ein historisches Narrativ geschaffen, das diese Funktion auf ideeller Ebene erfüllen sollte. In einem dynamischen Prozess, der sich stets den politischen Rahmenbedingungen anpassen musste, wurde durch propagandistische Arbeit am Geschichtsnarrativ eine kollektive Identität, basierend auf der Revolution und deren Verbindung zu historischen Befreiungsbewegungen, geschaffen. Weiterhin galt die Aufmerksamkeit der Propaganda der Delegitimation der alten Republik und der Schaffung des Feindbildes USA. Dies äußerte sich in leichten Umdeutungen, aber auch in veritablen Paradigmenwechseln bzgl. der Wahrnehmung bestimmter historischer Ereignisse. Die Untersuchung basiert auf den veröffentlichten Reden Fidel Castros von 1953 bis 1976, einem kubanischen Geschichtsbuch von 1968, dem Rechenschaftsbericht des PCC von 1975 und der Präambel der kubanischen Verfassung von 1976.This article examines the development of the narrative regarding the Cuban history by the revolutionary Propaganda from 1953 to 1976. Due to the need for self-legitimation in the course of the consolidation of the Revolution, a historical narrative was created that was supposed to fulfill this function on an ideational level. In a dynamic process that always had to adapt to the political framework, the propaganda work on the narrative of history created a collective identity based on the Revolution and its connection to historical liberation movements. Also in focus were the propaganda of delegitimation of the old republic and the creation of an enemy image, represented by the USA. This was expressed in slight reinterpretations, but also in veritable paradigm shifts concerning the perception of certain historical events. The investigation is based on Fidel Castro’s published speeches from 1953 to 1976, a Cuban history book from 1968, the PCC accountability report from 1975 and the preamble to the Cuban Constitution from 1976
Beautify yourself – struggles and strategies of LGBT*-communities in contemporary post-colonial Namibia
Get PDFThe current social, political and legal situation of the LGBT*-communities in Namibia allows many conclusions to be drawn about the broader historical and current areas of social tension in post-colonial Namibia. With the help of post-colonial, intersectional approaches, the article examines the following sub-aspects: What are the struggles and challenges in the work of LGBT*-activism in contemporary Namibia? To what extent do relationships of colonial power and exploitation still affect these struggles and what answers and strategies can be found in these struggles? Due to the historical derivation of key moments for the constitution of identities and institutional rights of LGBT*-people, this article asks about the effects and relics of colonial and post-colonial gender discourses and politics on the communities and refers to existing patterns of heteronormative power relations
Replik auf Hartmut Lang und Astrid Wonneberger
Get PDFGrobunrichtig bespricht der Nachtrag (2019) meine Mythenanalyse als Bibelexegese. Die Rezension (2017) referiert etliche Passagen falsch und konzipiert ‚Verwandtschaft‘ nach europäischem Verständnis. Sie vermisst Verhaltensweisen und Vorstellungen konkreter Individuen, denn das besprochene Buch behandelt fremde Konstrukte und Werte gesellschaftlicher Beziehungen. Es verwendet, wie im Fach weitverbreitet, ‚Verwandtschaft‘ als odd job word
Cooperation between research and practice for the development of innovations in an educational design project
Get PDFThe cooperation between research and practice is a constitutive element of Design-based Research (DBR). Despite its importance, the process and the challenges of cooperation between these fields are not well studied to date. This paper aims to establish a better understanding of how cooperation among researchers and practitioners can be managed and how cooperation is related to the design and implementation of innovations. For this purpose, we draw on a DBR project as an example, wherein the European model of validation was adapted to the field of geriatric care in Germany. We discuss insights into objectives, abilities, attitudes and restrictions of the cooperating parties in this example DBR project. We demonstrate how cooperation can help to overcome some of the obstacles in the process of developing innovation in the field. However, we additionally critically examine how cooperation between research and practice can be managed and ignite innovation that over time may have a transformative effect on practices often taken for granted in education. On this basis, we conclude that cooperation promotes mutual learning by both researchers and practitioners
Französische Restaurantkritiken im Internet: Eine linguistische Analyse einer digitalen „Textsorte“
Get PDFRestaurantkritiken erfreuen sich, besonders in Frankreich, einer stetig wachsenden Beliebtheit und blicken als Textsorte auf eine längere historische Tradition zurück. Neben dem klassischen medialen Format der Restaurantkritik in Form von Restaurantführern oder Fachzeitschriften ist in den letzten Jahren eine Verlagerung der „Textsorte“ in den hypertextuellen Raum zu konstatieren. Dieser Entwicklung und dem sich dadurch bietenden Potenzial sollen im vorliegenden Beitrag, der die linguistische Beschreibung französischer Restaurantkritiken im Internet zum Ziel hat, Rechnung getragen werden. Der Versuch, Online-Restaurantkritiken auf eine einzige kommunikative Funktion festzulegen, muss aufgrund der Komplexität von Hypertexten, in denen unterschiedliche Funktionen ineinandergreifen, scheitern. Bei der Sprachhandlung des Bewertens bzw. Kritisierens scheint es sich jedoch um die dominierende, d.h. textsortenkonstitutive Funktion zu handeln, die allen untersuchten Textexemplaren gemeinsam ist. Weitere Sprachhandlungsmuster, wie z.B. das Informieren oder Beschreiben, lassen sich hingegen als untergeordnete Textfunktionen einordnen. Der Fokus der sprachlichen Analyse wird daher auf dem Sprachhandlungsmuster des Bewertens/Kritisierens liegen. Um die Frage zu beantworten, mittels welcher sprachlicher Ressourcen die kommunikative Handlung des Bewertens im Korpus umgesetzt wird, werden Themenbereiche identifiziert, die in den Restaurantkritiken einer Bewertung unterliegen. Die Analyse zeigt, dass die Textproduzenten großen Wert auf die kreative und individuelle Gestaltung ihrer Texte legen, was sich beispielsweise im Gebrauch von Authentizitätsstrategien widerspiegelt.Concerning restaurant reviews, we can state a constantly growing increase in popularity, especially in France. Restaurant reviews as text types are based on a long tradition. Nevertheless, we can observe that besides the realization in the traditional medial format, for example as printed restaurant guides or in journals of special interest, restaurant reviews are more and more shifted into the digital sphere. The linguistic description of French online restaurant reviews that is realized in the present contribution aims at taking into account this tendency as well as the numerous possibilities concerning the text design that result from this shift into the virtual sphere. Due to the semiotic complexity and the hypertextual character of restaurant reviews on the Internet, the attempt to assign one single communicative function to restaurant reviews must inevitably fail. Different text functions can be combined within one review, with evaluating and criticizing as the dominant ones that are common to the majority of the analyzed texts. As a result, the analysis is focused on the question by which linguistic means these core functions of French online restaurant reviews are realized. The linguistic analysis is preceded by the identification of core criteria which, in our corpus, are subject to an evaluation/ criticism. The analysis shows that the authors aim at being creative and at evoking a high degree of authenticity in their texts, in order to distinguish their critical reviews from competing reviews