Revisiting African Religion As An Academic Discipline In Africa: History And Prospects,
2024
University of Dar es Salaam
Revisiting African Religion As An Academic Discipline In Africa: History And Prospects, Ivan B. Kivinge
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies
Three main religious traditions—indigenous African beliefs and practices (African religion), Christianity and Islam—have dominated everyday life of communities in Africa today. Scholarship on religion indicates that only African religion originated in Africa— Christianity and Islam are foreign religions. Many Africans today have been active Christians and Muslims, who are sometimes being misleadingly taught that African religion is demonic and forms of paganism. This article employs historical and philosophical approaches to show how the study of African religion has navigated through various historical currents and resultant implications on the way the current generation views it. In the end, the article proposes …
Major Trends In Oral Historiography In Mainland Tanzania, 1960s To The Present: A Review Of Published Sources,
2024
University of Dar es Salaam
Major Trends In Oral Historiography In Mainland Tanzania, 1960s To The Present: A Review Of Published Sources, Albertus K. Onyiego
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies
This article examines the role of oral methodology in reconstructing historical knowledge in Mainland Tanzania over the last six decades. Although greater attention is paid to the period from the 1960s onwards, efforts have been made to illuminate on the use of oral methodology in the period before. The article is organised into four temporal sections, each representing a distinct phase of oral methodology. The first section explores the role of oral methodology before independence. It will be noticed that the gradual use of oral sources in the writing of history in Mainland Tanzania started way back during German and …
A Society For Professional Archaeologists In Tanzania: A Call For Action,
2024
University of Dar es Salaam
A Society For Professional Archaeologists In Tanzania: A Call For Action, Richard K. Bigambo
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies
This essay discusses the need for an Archaeological Association of Tanzania and provides its general structure. It argues that the proposed association is essential for promoting the country’s development, heritage preservation and conservation, and promotion of archaeological studies. In addition to providing resources and support for research, training, and education, it would facilitate collaboration and networking, help protect and preserve Tanzania's cultural heritage, and increase public awareness and education about archaeology in Tanzania. The essay also discusses the development of archaeology in Tanzania and the history and contributions of archaeological associations worldwide. This structure for the proposed association would enable …
Review Of Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge And The Struggle For Waters Of Kilimanjaro,
2024
University of Dar es Salaam
Review Of Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge And The Struggle For Waters Of Kilimanjaro, Maxmillian J. Chuhila
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies
Water Brings No Harm is a key text that enables readers to understand the competing claims to resource control between government authorities and local communities on the ground. Scholarship on the relationship between local knowledge and expert knowledge in resource management and control suggests an asymmetrical relationship in which expert opinion assumes the primary responsibility.1 Bender contrasts traditional and imposed systems of resource ownership and management, arguing that there has been a struggle from both sides, as each side believes it has a rightful claim to ownership and management of water source.
Review Of Decolonising Sociology: An Introduction,
2024
University of Dar es Salaam
Review Of Decolonising Sociology: An Introduction, Armstrong K. Matogwa
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies
Decolonizing Sociology is one of the few works in sociology that makes critical assessment of the discipline. It is a kind of self-critique within the discipline that aims to reveal epistemic setbacks that have existed for decades. To arrive to the point, Meghji, has situated his thesis along decolonial sociology, which interrogates dominant sociological theories in the context of imperialism. By so doing, he makes three main arguments as follows; first, what is called sociology is colonial in nature as it is based on the ideas of the Western thinkers namely Marx, Durkheim and Weber which emerged and institutionalized during …
Legal Provisions And Administration Of Land Disputes In Kiteto District, Ca. 1970s – 2000s: The Missing Linkage,
2024
University of Dar es Salaam
Legal Provisions And Administration Of Land Disputes In Kiteto District, Ca. 1970s – 2000s: The Missing Linkage, Juma Marmo
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies
There have been a series of legal interventions on land use in the post-colonial Tanzania to create a good land administration and management in order to end land use conflicts. Scholarship on the legal aspect of land use indicates that legal interventions did not provide lasting solutions to land use conflicts because of their structural and systemic arrangements. In addition, existing scholarship has little focus on the linkage between law enforcement machinery, the peoples’ level of understanding on land laws, and the occurrence of land use conflicts. This paper discusses the violation of laws by peasants, pastoralists, and government officials …
Art Inquiries, Xix:1, Front Matter,
2024
Virginia Commonwealth University
An Interview With Sharon Lee Hart,
2024
Virginia Commonwealth University
An Interview With Sharon Lee Hart, Mysoon Rizk, Sharon Lee Hart
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
Spirit And Invention: Drawings By Giambattista And Domenico Tiepolo,
2024
CUNY Queens College
Spirit And Invention: Drawings By Giambattista And Domenico Tiepolo, Roberto G. Peredo
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
Speculations On Brunelleschi’S Pazzi Chapel,
2024
Virginia Commonwealth University
Speculations On Brunelleschi’S Pazzi Chapel, Howard A. Risatti Professor Emeritus, Donald Schrader
Art Inquiries
Why speculate on Filippo Brunelleschi’s Pazzi Chapel? As Giorgio Vasari wrote, many of Brunelleschi’s projects were not finished in his lifetime and not as he wished. The lesson to be drawn, says Vasari, who was writing a century after Brunelleschi’s death, is that “anyone who wishes to leave a memorial of his existence should complete it in his own lifetime and not put faith in anyone else.” Since Brunelleschi died well before the chapel was completed, issues have been raised for over a century about its inconsistencies regarding the open loggia, the barrel-vaulted portico, and the façade. This paper addresses …
Corsets Off. Camille Claudel And Polish Women Sculptors Of The 19th Century,
2024
University of North Carolina, Pembroke
Corsets Off. Camille Claudel And Polish Women Sculptors Of The 19th Century, Beata Niedzialkowska
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, And Self-Determination Since 1969,
2024
Boston University
Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, And Self-Determination Since 1969, Shannon Bewley
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
Art Inquiries, Xix:1, Full Issue,
2024
Virginia Commonwealth University
Black Artists In America: From Civil Rights To The Bicentennial,
2024
University of Memphis
Black Artists In America: From Civil Rights To The Bicentennial, Mallory Sharp
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
The Shape Of Time: Korean Art After 1989,
2024
Xavier University of Louisiana
The Shape Of Time: Korean Art After 1989, Saehim Park
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
Conservation Through Art: Saving Alabama Hemlocks,
2024
University of Montevallo
Conservation Through Art: Saving Alabama Hemlocks, Kelly A. Wacker
Art Inquiries
No abstract provided.
Napoleon’S Corpse And The Subversion Of Historical And Political Authority,
2024
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Napoleon’S Corpse And The Subversion Of Historical And Political Authority, Alissa Rachel Adams
Art Inquiries
This article examines printed depictions of Napoleon Bonaparte’s exhumed corpse in conjunction with Romantic historical practice in nineteenth-century France. Current studies on history in the Romantic age emphasize Romantic historicism’s link to a widespread and frustrated yearning for direct access to the past that will settle the upheavals of the revolutionary period. This study considers how the corpse and its representations fulfill the desire for direct access to the past but, in doing so, also contributes to a proliferation of individual understandings of the past—and future. Through an analysis of representations of the corpse, their sources, and their connection to …
Archaeological Evidence From Gua Ladori, North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi,
2024
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas Indonesia
Archaeological Evidence From Gua Ladori, North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, M Sabri, R. Cecep Eka Permana
Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya
The presence of archaeological sites, specifically caves, in North Konawe Regency provides evidence of human habitation dating back to prehistoric times. Despite the challenges posed by difficult terrain and limited access, which hinder archaeological research, the Gua Ladori site in Bendewuta Village, Oheo District, North Konawe, is notable for its rich assemblage of artifacts. This study aims to identify the archaeological remains at Gua Ladori and assess their significance within the prehistoric context of Sulawesi, with a particular focus on North Konawe. The research methodology involves three stages: data collection, data processing and analysis, and conclusion drawing. The findings reveal …
Toxic Varnishes: Perfumes, Stench, And Glow In Eighteenth-Century French Salons,
2024
Université Grenoble Alpes / LARHRA
Toxic Varnishes: Perfumes, Stench, And Glow In Eighteenth-Century French Salons, Érika Wicky
ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1830
As several historians, including Alain Corbin, have noted, a new sensitivity to odors emerged in the 18th century that increased people’s negative responses to strong smells and heightened the demand for fragrances that were not only pleasant but also light and subtle. Some scholars see this period as a true “olfactory revolution.” How was this expressed in the salon, perceived both as a luxurious space and a site of elite sociability? This focus on the smell of varnish aims to illustrate how the scent of materials intertwined with the pleasures of decorative arts, both in the entire space of …
Introduction: Failed Futures? (Post)-Colonial Planning And Future-Making In Tanzania,
2024
University of Cologne
Introduction: Failed Futures? (Post)-Colonial Planning And Future-Making In Tanzania, Ulrike Lindner
Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies
Future-making and planning as social practices are strongly related to the
surrounding society’s political structures and power relations. In this
special issue of ZAMANI, we conceptualize future-making as physical
changes and social practices that shape future conditions by making future
an issue in the present. We analyse how different approaches to the future,
and also surprises and unintended side-effects, have informed the politics
and practices of planning in Tanzania and its various regions.1 When we ask:
“Failed Futures?” we address future in the plural, a term that has diffused
into historical scholarship rather recently and originates from
futurology/future studies, known …
