Textures of Power
A multidisciplinary study of power in Central Africa. Central Africa has long been a fertile ground for engendering new concepts and innovative research, exerting significant influence on African studies and beyond. This edited volume offers groundbreaking, multidisciplinary reflections on powe...
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| description | A multidisciplinary study of power in Central Africa.
Central Africa has long been a fertile ground for engendering new concepts and innovative research, exerting significant influence on African studies and beyond. This edited volume offers groundbreaking, multidisciplinary reflections on power in Central Africa, from the Atlantic slave trade era to the present. By bringing together emerging and leading scholars, Textures of Power builds on the rich epistemic legacies of (Central) African studies, and opens new research avenues across history, anthropology, and cultural and political studies. It offers fresh perspectives on colonial and postcolonial power structures, drawing on new findings while critically engaging with earlier theoretical frameworks.
Employing the concept of “texture” as a red thread, the book showcases the central importance of power as an analytical tool in the humanities and the social sciences. It fosters dialogues between emotions and technology, colonialism and its aftermath, and between non-humans and the invisible world. Drawing on stories about women, social rebellions, digital technologies, slavery, languages, forest management, charms, care and bio-medicine, urban life, radio, music, witchcraft, homosexuality, and environmental pollution, this volume emphasizes bottom-up, long-term and emic approaches as well as local theories about power.
This work will appeal to students and scholars in African studies, colonial and postcolonial studies, and those interested in Africa’s longue durée history. Beyond its spatial focus, it will also be relevant to those studying power dynamics, cultural studies, queer and gender studies, and environmental humanities. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1594302025-05-29T05:57:13Z Textures of Power Bernault, Florence Henriet, Benoît Kalema, Emery African studies;Central Africa;Colonial and Postcolonial studies;Anthropology;Theories of Power;20th Century History;Environmental Humanities;Technology and Humanities;Cultural Studies;Gender Studies;Queer Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTR National liberation and independence::NHTR1 Decolonisation and postcolonial studies A multidisciplinary study of power in Central Africa. Central Africa has long been a fertile ground for engendering new concepts and innovative research, exerting significant influence on African studies and beyond. This edited volume offers groundbreaking, multidisciplinary reflections on power in Central Africa, from the Atlantic slave trade era to the present. By bringing together emerging and leading scholars, Textures of Power builds on the rich epistemic legacies of (Central) African studies, and opens new research avenues across history, anthropology, and cultural and political studies. It offers fresh perspectives on colonial and postcolonial power structures, drawing on new findings while critically engaging with earlier theoretical frameworks. Employing the concept of “texture” as a red thread, the book showcases the central importance of power as an analytical tool in the humanities and the social sciences. It fosters dialogues between emotions and technology, colonialism and its aftermath, and between non-humans and the invisible world. Drawing on stories about women, social rebellions, digital technologies, slavery, languages, forest management, charms, care and bio-medicine, urban life, radio, music, witchcraft, homosexuality, and environmental pollution, this volume emphasizes bottom-up, long-term and emic approaches as well as local theories about power. This work will appeal to students and scholars in African studies, colonial and postcolonial studies, and those interested in Africa’s longue durée history. Beyond its spatial focus, it will also be relevant to those studying power dynamics, cultural studies, queer and gender studies, and environmental humanities. 2025-05-14T04:09:41Z 2025-05-14T04:09:41Z 2025-05-13T12:30:01Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/101728 9789461666390 9789462703933 9789462704343 9789462704596 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159430 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/101728/1/9789461666383.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/101728/1/9789461666383.pdf Leuven University Press 10.11116/9789461666383 10.11116/9789461666383 9e472607-bec3-4b15-ba3f-f05039722389 European Research Council (ERC) KU Leuven 6a044850-f30f-4ed8-a4a5-8b5b4c45af59 9789461666390 9789462703933 9789462704343 9789462704596 European Research Council (ERC) EU collection EU collection 574 Leuven 101075882 open access |
| spellingShingle | African studies;Central Africa;Colonial and Postcolonial studies;Anthropology;Theories of Power;20th Century History;Environmental Humanities;Technology and Humanities;Cultural Studies;Gender Studies;Queer Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTR National liberation and independence::NHTR1 Decolonisation and postcolonial studies Textures of Power |
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| topic | African studies;Central Africa;Colonial and Postcolonial studies;Anthropology;Theories of Power;20th Century History;Environmental Humanities;Technology and Humanities;Cultural Studies;Gender Studies;Queer Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTR National liberation and independence::NHTR1 Decolonisation and postcolonial studies |
| topic_facet | African studies;Central Africa;Colonial and Postcolonial studies;Anthropology;Theories of Power;20th Century History;Environmental Humanities;Technology and Humanities;Cultural Studies;Gender Studies;Queer Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTR National liberation and independence::NHTR1 Decolonisation and postcolonial studies |
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