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Writing the World from an African Metropolis

Writing the World from an African Metropolis his special issue of Public Culture is, and is not, about Africa. It is, and is not, about Johannesburg. It is an exercise in writing the worldliness—or the beingin-the-world—of contemporary African life forms. Carol Breckenridge, the former editor of the journal, first suggested that Public Culture run a special issue on Africa. The current editor and executive editor, Beth Povinelli and Dilip Gaonkar, not only vigorously endorsed the project but also helped in shaping it intellectually. In particular, ongoing discussions with Beth Povinelli in Johannesburg and New York enriched the issue’s rationale. These discussions also prompted a wider conversation about writing the world from the global South that extended beyond the ambit of this particular issue. Public Culture’s editorial committee provided challenging comments on, and constructive criticisms of, each of the essays. Kaylin Goldstein has been a superb interlocutor and manager of the production process. We have benefited greatly from James Rizzo’s copyediting skills. The Witwatersrand Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) has been an extraordinarily conducive environment from which to produce this issue. We owe a great intellectual debt to all of our colleagues, specifically Deborah Posel, Jon Hyslop, Liz Walker, Ivor Chipkin, Graeme Reid, Irma http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Culture Duke University Press

Writing the World from an African Metropolis

Mbembe, Achille; Nuttall, Sarah
Public Culture , Volume 16 (3) – Oct 1, 2004
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his special issue of Public Culture is, and is not, about Africa. It is, and is not, about Johannesburg. It is an exercise in writing the worldliness—or the beingin-the-world—of contemporary African life forms. Carol Breckenridge, the former editor of the journal, first suggested that Public Culture run a special issue on Africa. The current editor and executive editor, Beth Povinelli and Dilip Gaonkar, not only vigorously endorsed the project but also helped in shaping it intellectually. In particular, ongoing discussions with Beth Povinelli in Johannesburg and New York enriched the issue’s rationale. These discussions also prompted a wider conversation about writing the world from the global South that extended beyond the ambit of this particular issue. Public Culture’s editorial committee provided challenging comments on, and constructive criticisms of, each of the essays. Kaylin Goldstein has been a superb interlocutor and manager of the production process. We have benefited greatly from James Rizzo’s copyediting skills. The Witwatersrand Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) has been an extraordinarily conducive environment from which to produce this issue. We owe a great intellectual debt to all of our colleagues, specifically Deborah Posel, Jon Hyslop, Liz Walker, Ivor Chipkin, Graeme Reid, Irma

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Published: Oct 1, 2004

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