Not Just a Victim: The Child as Catalyst and Witness of Contemporary
Africa
Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Catrien Notermans and Erik van Ommering (eds.)
Leiden: Brill, Afrika-Studiecentrum Series; vol. 20, 2011.
ISBN 978-90-04-20400-3
Social scientists examining contemporary Africa take considerable pains to
resist portraying Africa as nothing more than a land of victims unable to
escape historical cycles of war, exploitation and tyranny. However, children
are still frequently conceptualised as passive actors, mere extensions of
adult societies and receptors of culture. The authors in this volume argue
that children are dynamic contributors to the shaping of contemporary
Africa. Through novel and unorthodox ethnographic research methods, each
chapter provides insights into children’s perspectives on kinship, work,
caring, health, migration and conflict, shedding light on children’s views
and the vital roles they play in the emerging Africa of tomorrow.
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