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Transitional and perpetual liminality: An identity practice perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Sierk Ybema --- VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nie Beech --- University of St. Andrews, Nick Ellis --- Durham University,In this article we combine a focus on ‘liminality’ with an analysis of social actors' discursive practices of identity position taking. An exploration of in-depth organisational studies shorn the relevance of ‘liminality’ as a conceptual focus for describing individuals' identity... -
Church rules? The lines of ordentlikheid among Stellenbosch Afrikaners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Annika Teppo --- Nordic Africa Institute, SwedenEthnographic accounts of South African moral codes have mostly focused on so-called black and coloured areas, while the ideals and practices of white people have remained largely invisible and undiscussed. In the post-apartheid era, Afrikaners’ everyday religious practices as well... -
“What else can we do?” Strategies and negotiations around place and space in the case of “undocumented” Zimbabwean migrant workers in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Treasa Galvin --- Department of Sociology, BotswanaRestrictive immigration laws, enhanced border controls, the criminalisation of migrants, punitive deportation practices and a lack of respect for the right to asylum have become a common feature of the contemporary world. In the face of these increasingly restrictive state...