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Being Muslim at the Intersection of Islam and Popular Cultures in Nigeria 在尼日利亚伊斯兰教与流行文化的交汇点上做穆斯林

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2022.2060193

M. Ibrahim

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引用次数: 3

Stereotypes and the Ambiguities of Humour in Kenya: The Churchill Show 刻板印象和肯尼亚幽默的模糊性:丘吉尔秀

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2022.2072819

S. Kasembeli

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引用次数: 0

Laughing off Ebola in Sierra Leone: Humor in Times of Crisis 嘲笑塞拉利昂的埃博拉：危机时期的幽默

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-03-18 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2022.2045476

Laura S. Martin

引用次数: 1

Rethinking Human-Centredness and Eco-Sustainability in an African Setting: Insights from Luganda Folktales 重新思考非洲环境中的以人为本和生态可持续性:来自卢甘达民间故事的见解

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2022.2032618

Eve Nabulya

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引用次数: 4

Civilisation under Colonial Conditions: Development, Difference and Violence in Swahili Poems, 1888–1907 殖民条件下的文明:1888-1907年斯瓦希里诗中的发展、差异和暴力

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2022.2027231

E. Burton

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引用次数: 2

Slow Research and Peer Support: An Alternative Model of Networking 慢速研究和同伴支持:网络的另一种模式

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2022.2039101

C. Coetzee, S. Kasembeli, Sandra Manuel

引用次数: 0

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2021.2020086

Pauline Mateveke

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引用次数: 1

The Burma Campaign from an African Perspective: The 1944 World War II Travelogue of Sgt. F. S. Arkhurst of the Royal West African Frontier Forces 从非洲的角度看缅甸战役:1944年第二次世界大战期间皇家西非边防部队的f.s.阿克赫斯特中士的游记

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-16 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2021.2002683

K. Osei-Poku

引用次数: 0

Speargrass Blossoms: Patriarchy and the Cultural Politics of Women’s Ephemerality on the Land in Acholi 矛草之花:父权制与阿乔利土地上女性短暂性的文化政治

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2021-11-12 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2021.1989671

Betty J. Okot

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引用次数: 2

Booty Power Politics: The Social-mediated Consumption of Black Female Bodies in Popular Culture Booty权力政治：大众文化中黑人女性身体的社会中介消费

IF 1 2区社会学

Journal of African Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2021-11-12 DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2021.1989286

Shepherd Mpofu

引用次数: 1