ANTHRO 9 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Liminality, African Art, Afrocentrism
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In chapter six, stoller (2009) begins to discuss his encounters with nigerians in new. First, he meets abul"s (whom he got to know in nigeria) cousin who is a trader on 125th st (stoller 2009:52). Eventually, stoller (2009) gets close with all of the west african traders and decides to study their social and economic life in new york city (2009:55). Stoller (2009) found himself being an anasaara alfaggah (2009:56) or white cleric who helps the west africans complete their job applications, further proving how close he is with the people. Stoller (2009) also admits how his whiteness played a role in his ethnography in new. York and compares it to its effects in niger where he was morally accountable (2009:58). Stoller (2009) affirms that now he no longer focuses on a one dimensional culture, but also on how the.
