The future of African Studies: what we can do to keep Africa at the heart of our research
The future of African Studies: what we can do to keep Africa at the heart of our research
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非洲研究的未来：我们可以做些什么来使非洲成为我们研究的核心
DOI：
10.1080/13696815.2019.1584552
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发表时间：
2019
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通讯作者：
Insa Nolte
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作者：
Insa Nolte
在过去的二十年里，非洲已经回到了非洲大陆以外的学术议程。与此同时，非洲研究领域因其对非洲声音，利益和议程的边缘化而受到越来越多的批评。本文探讨了学院的复杂转型如何促成了日益增长的劳动分工。非洲学术越来越多地与生产经验事实和社会经济影响而不是理论，与表面上的地方而不是国际出版物，以及其他形式的不利因素，破坏尊重交流和参与。这阻碍了我们与非洲的接触，因为非洲本身就是一个知识生产的地方。通过论证学者可以而且应该对他们的领域做出改变，无论是个人还是集体，本文提出了理解和参与这些不平等的方法。
ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, Africa has returned to academic agendas outside of the continent. At the same time, the field of African Studies has come under increasing criticism for its marginalisation of African voices, interests, and agendas. This article explores how the complex transformations of the academy have contributed to a growing division of labour. Increasingly, African scholarship is associated with the production of empirical fact and socio-economic impact rather than theory, with ostensibly local rather than international publication, and with other forms of disadvantage that undermine respectful exchange and engagement. This discourages our engagement with Africa as a place of intellectual production in its own right. By arguing that scholars can and should make a difference to their field, both individually and collectively, the article suggests ways of understanding and engaging with these inequalities.