ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neoliberalism, Copperbelt, Contiguity
7 Jul 2014
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Ferguson & broader context of africa: in eruope vibrant tradition of looking at the studies other people had done and try to make comparisons, ferguson interested in talking about africa as a huge continent for 2 reasons. Allows him to contrast and compare lots of ethnographies about. African politics: few important things that overlap can only make these arguments by comparing. In the exerpt we read, interested in heavily encompassed enclaves and globe hopping. 1 language is not equal to one: intensification of worldwive social relations that link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped e vents occurring many miles away, and vice versa. Ferguson: global based on issues with borders beyond regions or nations: issues cannot be defined through regional/national borders. He is also interested in connections in terms of governance (what government. The reforms that the imf introduced in jamaica were also structural. Curriences were devalued and social services cut back.
