ANTH326 P e ople s a nd Culture s of S ub-S a ha ra n

Afric aMe e ting 10, Nove mbe r 12, 2007

Wra p-Up

• Thre a ds from we e ks• Ma king links (Whe re c a n be found? )

Wra p-Up Thre a ds

• Colonia lis m– Kins h ip

• Choice of words , impa c t of word choice• Ge nde r• Groups• Worldvie ws• Conce ptions

Groups

• Cons truc ts , not bounde d• Triba lis m– Am big uity/s te re otype s– Ne g a tive c onnota tion in na tiona lis t c onte xts

• Multiplic ity of ide ntitie s : la ng ua g e , rura l/urba n, tra ditiona l/mode rn

Worldvie ws

• R oma ntic is m, We s te rn ima g ina tion, noble s a va g e

• E nlig h te nme nt, me cha niz a tion, indus tria l re volution

Conce ptions

• Mis conce ptions , portra ya ls , a nth ropolog ica l pe rs pe c tive s (Ke im, toda y, portra ying colonia lis m)

F e e dba ck on Cours e

• R e ce ive d fe e dba ck• Giving fe e dba ck– Te a c h ing e xpe rie nc e– Le a rning e xpe rie nc e

• Ha ppy with re ce nt de ve lopme nts

B re a kthroug h?

• Two we e ks a g o• Dis cus s e d la s t we e k• As s ig nme nts• J ourna l e ntrie s• P riva te communica tion

Concordia

• Ta ug h t e ls e whe re (NB , MA, IN, Qc)• Impre s s e d by Concordia s tude nts–Dive rs ity of vie wpoints– Th oug h tfu lne s s– E ng a g e d le a rne rs

• Dua l J e s uit/community ba ckg round?

Critic a l Th inking

• Implica tions of s ta te me nts• P utting in pe rs pe c tive• Us ing diffe re nt a ng le s• Not ta ke a nyth ing for g ra nte d

This Cours e

• No e xce ption to Concordia impre s s ion– Im pre s s e d by c ours e pa rtic ipa nts

• Cha lle ng ing cours e– Touc h y topic s– P a s s iona te–G e t de e pe r

B e ha viour

• S ome is s ue s with dis ruptive be ha viour– Not pa ying a tte ntion– Non-g e rm a ne points– Cutting o ff– Ta king individuals to ta s k– Ind ividua l ta lking /wh is pe ring

• F irm on dis ruptive be ha viour• De ba te s a re fine whe n re s pe c tful

De ba te B ubble

• B iolog ica l e volution vs . Cre a tion• Qua ntum fie ld vs . S tring the orie s• R ig ht vs . Le ft• Ca na die ns vs . S e na tors• HD-DVD vs . B lu-Ra y

The me s from Re a ding s

• Te a m re porte r• Ma ximum four the me s• Two minute s pe r the me• Will not ope n dis cus s ion

R odne y

• Guya na• UWI, S OAS• Activis m• Ide a liz e d/s implifie d pre -colonia l Afric a• Impre s s e d by Ta nz a nia

R odne y The me s Te a m 1

• R e ply to c o lon iz a tion a s pos itive or ne g a tive ?– No fruits /be ne fits , in h is pe rs pe c tive– Ca pita lis ts be ne fitting– Not e s ta b lis h ing working c la s s

• P uppe t g ove rnme nts– S e rve inte re s ts– Not re pre s e nta tive

• Ta king a wa y h is tory (be e tle s , E nlig h te nm e nt)• G e nde r is s ue s , woma n’s rig h ts , lo s s s ta tus• P a s t pe rs pe c tive s , h ow a pply toda y?• Conc e pt o f tribe

R odne y The me s Te a m 2

• Ta king out outwe ig h s b ring ing in• Wh ite Ma n’s B urde n• R a c ia l (link to Com a roffs )– One -s ide d te rminolog y pe rpe tua te s

• P re ve nte d from s kille d la bour (re s e rve d)– No indus try de ve lopme nt

• He a lth , h os p ita ls be ne fitting c o lon ia lis ts– Not tra ining doc tors

• Ag ric u lture re vo lution, s ub s is te nc e fa rm ing• One -s ide d on ne g a tive im pa c t

R odne y The me s Te a m 3

• Ne g a tive a s pe c ts• R e fute me dia ’s pos itive twis t• La bour a nd va lue• P a y g e olog is ts , but no Africa ns• P os t-Inde pe nde nce , doing be tte r for he a lth

R odne y The me s Te a m 4

• All the s oc ia l s e rvice s be ne fiting E urope a n• Ca pita l broug h t into Afric a g oing ba ck• Cre a te d no s kille d la bour• Africa ns not c re a te own country, h is tory• Ge nde r a nd powe r, me n’s work a s

mode rn, wome n’s work a s tra ditiona l

Que s tions on Rodne y

1. How is Rodne y like Diop?

2. How is Rodne y unlike Diop?

3. S imila ritie s “colonia l unde rde ve lopme nt” with “inte rna tiona l de ve lopme nt”

4. Diffe re nce s “colonia l unde rde ve lopme nt” with “inte rna tiona l de ve lopme nt”

R odne y like Diop

• Critic a l s ta nc e a g a ins t We s t• We s t g ot a ll wrong– His tory (g e t s tra ig h t)– He lping

• (Diop/c ulture ), R odne y’s m a te ria lis m

R odne y unlike Diop

• R odne y’s s trong , pe rs ona l, de cons truc te d– Critique of We s t

• R odne y not a cknowle dg ing ra c ia l– E c onom y vs . c u ltura l

• “Aca de mic ” pos turing vs . a c tivis t

S im ila ritie s “c o lonia l” /“in te rna tiona l”

• J us tific a tions for de ve lopme nt (burde n)• B e ne fa c tors– E xploita tion re s ourc e s

• Inte rna l/e xte rna l vie ws• Impe ria lis m vs . ne o-impe ria lis m• Globa liz a tion, diffus ion, We s te rn

he g e mony• Illus ion of choice , force d to jo in s ys te m

Diffe re nc e s “c o lon ia l” /“in te rna tiona l”

• E mpire s vs . g loba l e ntitie s– Country vs . World B a nk

• R uling vs . c ountry g ove rna nc e• Ch a ng e c ountry’s c a p ita l to loa ns• R e lig ious /s c ie ntific vs . g loba l/mora l for c ontro l– J us tific a tion

• Indus tria lis a tion (now h ug e pro je c ts )– Infra s truc ture

• Diffe re nt P la ye rs• P a te rna lis tic vs . c re a te d ne e ds

Us e of Te rms

• Worth re pe a ting• Not ba nning te rms– Us ing te rm s c a re fu lly– De fine te rm s us e d (“tra dition” two we e ks a g o)

• Authors us ing loa de d te rms for e ffe c t– Ina ppropria te in a n a s s ig nm e nt– R e a de rs h ip

• Te rms le s s importa nt th a n conce pts

B roa d Ide ntitie s (Ag a in)

• P roble ma tiz e– “Afric a n”– “E urope a n”– “B la c k”– “Wh ite ”– “Tribe ”• Africa nis t Obs e s s ion?

• Multiplic ity (e thnic ity in s ta te s )

Coma roffs The me s

• Africa a s woma n• E urope a n ma le vs . woma n a nd othe r• P he notype s a nd culture in s c ie nce– With ra c ia l c ons truc ts

• Africa a s “mis s ing link”• Good inte ntions (s c ie nce a s ne w B ib le )• R a tiona l/cons c ious /ma le vs .• Look a t s e lve s /conce ptions , not look a t

Africa