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African Society: A Look into Policy, Motricity Cultures, and Material Cultures Language: English
Added on: 10/04/2007 15:04:10
Last update: 24/06/2008 14:11:26
In this interview, Jean-Pierre Warnier briefly discusses his academic background in anthropology. takes us through the different stages in his professional background, from the time he finished his studies until his retirement. He talks about his experience in teaching and academic administration in Nigeria and France.
After he explains the influence of British social anthropology on political anthropology and discusses the relationship between regional trading systems and the construction of a community’s political history.
He explains the origin and the objective of the research group called “Matière à Penser” (Food for Thought) and discusses how he analyzes material culture via an approach based on the "sign".
Authors of the description  Tatiana Wenker, Author of republicationEngineer
ESCoM - FMSH
Email: twenker@msh-paris.fr
Timothy A. Priest, TranslatorTranslator
Email: timothy.aaron.priest@gmail.com
Elisabeth de Pablo, Co-author of the republicationEngineer
ESCoM - FMSH
Email: depablo@msh-paris.fr
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Audiovisual document preparation Camille Bonnemazou, Film coordinatorAudiovisual
ESCoM - FMSH
Email: bcamille@msh-paris.fr
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African Society: A Look into Policy, Motricity Cultures, and Material Cultures
