Un grand moment de science impériale. L'africanisme français des années 1860-1980
Couverture de l'ouvrage "Un grand moment de science impériale. L'africanisme français des années 1860-1980"
The Maison Suger is pleased to host a presentation of the book Un grand moment de science impériale : L'africanisme français des années 1960-1980 by Jean-Pierre Dozon, published in november 2024 by the Éditions de l'Aube ("Voix et regards"), with Fabio Viti (AMU, IMAf, Société des africanistes).
Decolonization and Africanism are back in the spotlight. Anthropologist Jean-Pierre Dozon believes that today's knowledge stems above all from a major scientific impetus. Major in terms of the ambitions and methods employed, but also in terms of the quality of the debates that ensued. This great scientific moment was only made possible by a certain political context. Indeed, France and Africa have strengthened their ties and cooperation, enabling researchers to carry out essential experiments in the field. However, there's no question of idealizing everything, since alongside this boom, criticism and reservations can and must be levelled at this Africanism. So, where do we stand and what remains of it today?
- Jean-Pierre Dozon is an anthropologist, Director of Research Emeritus at the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and Director of Studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS).
- Fabio Viti is an anthropologist, professor at Aix-Marseille Université (AMU), researcher at IMAF-Aix, director of the Anthropology Department (2023-2025), member of the “Espaces, Cultures, Sociétés” doctoral school (AMU). His research topics include the political and historical anthropology of the Baoulé, slavery, personal dependency relationships, work and learning, war and violence, colonization etc. His main publications:
– Il potere debole. Antropologia politica dell'Aitu nvle (Baule, Costa d'Avorio), Milano, F. Angeli,1998, 416 p.
– Schiavi, servi e dipendenti. Antropologia delle forme di dipendenza personale in Africa, Milano, Raffaello Cortina, 2007, XVIII-298 p.
– Travail et apprentissage en Afrique de l'Ouest (Sénégal, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo), Paris, Karthala, 2013, 312 p.
– La Guerre au Baoulé. Une ethnographie historique du fait guerrier, Paris, Éditions de la MSH, 2024, 496 p.
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