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Writing in the Swing? Neo-Realism in Post-Experimental Swahili fiction (2016)
Journal Article
Rettová, A. (2016). Writing in the Swing? Neo-Realism in Post-Experimental Swahili fiction. Research in African literatures, 47(3), 15-31. https://doi.org/10.2979/reseafrilite.47.3.02

This article traces the history of the Swahili novel in its development from realism to experimental prose, and following the experimental phase back to realism in the recent works of some of the former literary experimentators. This trend is called... Read More about Writing in the Swing? Neo-Realism in Post-Experimental Swahili fiction.

Borderland Historiography in Pakistan (2016)
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Caron, J. (in press). Borderland Historiography in Pakistan. South Asian History and Culture, 7(4), 327-345. https://doi.org/10.1080/19472498.2016.1223716

In this article I survey historical writing related to the twentieth-century Afghan-Pakistan frontier, particularly Pashtun-majority locations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: the former Northwest Frontier Province. I focus on works that help conceptualize his... Read More about Borderland Historiography in Pakistan.

The humanism of reconstruction: African intellectuals, decolonial critical theory and the opposition to the ‘posts’ (postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism) (2016)
Journal Article
Marzagora, S. (in press). The humanism of reconstruction: African intellectuals, decolonial critical theory and the opposition to the ‘posts’ (postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism). Journal of African Cultural Studies, 28(2), 161-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2016.1152462

This article traces the mixed fortunes of what intellectuals like Paul Tiyambe Zeleza refer to as the ‘posts’ (poststructuralism, postmodernism and postcolonialism) in African studies. It documents the historical processes and intellectual developmen... Read More about The humanism of reconstruction: African intellectuals, decolonial critical theory and the opposition to the ‘posts’ (postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism).

Sufism and Liberation across the Indo-Afghan Border: 1880-1928 (2016)
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Caron, J. Sufism and Liberation across the Indo-Afghan Border: 1880-1928. South Asian History and Culture, 7(2), 135-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/19472498.2016.1143667

How do we understand links between sufism and pro-egalitarian revolutionary activism in the early twentieth century; and how did upland compositions of self and community help constitute revolutionary activism in South Asia more broadly? Using Pashto... Read More about Sufism and Liberation across the Indo-Afghan Border: 1880-1928.

Popular Culture, Radical Egalitarianism, and Formations of Muslim Selfhood in South Asia (2016)
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Caron, J., & Dasgupta, A. Popular Culture, Radical Egalitarianism, and Formations of Muslim Selfhood in South Asia. South Asian History and Culture, 7(2), 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/19472498.2016.1143666

In early twentieth century leftist politics on the geographical fringes of South Asia, Islam played a major role. Were activists in these movements leftist despite their understandings of Islam, or because of them? This essay introduces the project r... Read More about Popular Culture, Radical Egalitarianism, and Formations of Muslim Selfhood in South Asia.

Sheng: The Expanding Domains of an Urban Vernacular (2016)
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Githiora, C. Sheng: The Expanding Domains of an Urban Vernacular. Journal of African Cultural Studies, 30(2), 105-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2015.1117962

Contemporary African multilingualism is changing the languages and identities of urban communities. Sheng is a non-standard form of Kenyan Swahili closely associated with Nairobi’s urban youth, and it continues to evolve. Sheng involves much code-mix... Read More about Sheng: The Expanding Domains of an Urban Vernacular.

Activism, knowledge and publishing: some views from Pakistan and Afghanistan (2015)
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Caron, J., & Ahmad, M. (in press). Activism, knowledge and publishing: some views from Pakistan and Afghanistan. South Asian History and Culture, 7(1), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/19472498.2015.1109305

How can academic publishers support the study of regions and fields that receive comparatively little attention within South Asia-related humanities and social scuiiences? Approaching this question with regard to Pakistan and Afghanistan opens a seri... Read More about Activism, knowledge and publishing: some views from Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Re-writing history in the literature of the Ethiopian diaspora in Italy (2015)
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Marzagora, S. (2015). Re-writing history in the literature of the Ethiopian diaspora in Italy. African Identities, 13(3), 211-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/14725843.2015.1074538

The paper offers an overview of the Italian-language literary production by diasporic writers of Ethiopian origin, focusing in particular on Gabriella Ghermandi’s 2007 novel Regina di fiori e di perle (‘Queen of flowers and pearls’). This output will... Read More about Re-writing history in the literature of the Ethiopian diaspora in Italy.

The singer of pain: Suffering and subversion in the poetry of Sando Marteau (2015)
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Rettová, A. (2015). The singer of pain: Suffering and subversion in the poetry of Sando Marteau. International Journal of Francophone Studies, 18(2-3), 359-384. https://doi.org/10.1386/ijfs.18.2-3.359_1

Sando Marteau is a Swahiliphone performing artist who lives in Lubumbashi, DRC. This article places the artist within the tradition of Swahili poetry, yet outside of what it calls ‘strung-pearl aesthetics’, on which much so-called traditional Swahili... Read More about The singer of pain: Suffering and subversion in the poetry of Sando Marteau.

A solitary war? Genre, community and philosophy in Swahili culture (2015)
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Rettová, A. (2015). A solitary war? Genre, community and philosophy in Swahili culture. Journal of African Cultural Studies, 28(2), 209-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2015.1057698

This article explores individual and collective forms of knowledge production and their relevance for African philosophy, where collective beliefs are dubbed ‘ethnophilosophy’ and decried as a surrender of critical reason. This article uses evidence... Read More about A solitary war? Genre, community and philosophy in Swahili culture.

Limits of Dissent, Perils of Activism: Spaces of Resistance and the New Security Logic (2014)
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Kotef, H., & Amir, M. (2015). Limits of Dissent, Perils of Activism: Spaces of Resistance and the New Security Logic. Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, 47(3), 671-688. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12130

On 26 December 2003 an Israeli activist was shot by the Israeli Army whilehe was participating in a demonstration organized by Anarchists Against the Wall (AAtW)in the West Bank. This was the first time Israeli Soldiers have deliberately shot live bul... Read More about Limits of Dissent, Perils of Activism: Spaces of Resistance and the New Security Logic.