Structures, feelings andsavoir faire
Ghana's middle classes in the making
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2103545 |
|---|---|
| Autores | R Spronk (0000-0002-5207-711X, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2020 |
| Volumen | 90 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 470-488 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0001972020000030 |
| OpenAlex | W3026787324 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 6 |
| Referencias citadas | 33 |
The concept of 'middle class' in African societies has been recognized recently but at the same time it resists clear-cut definition. Rather than seeking clearer classification, I propose to embrace its contested nature as productive, seeing 'middle class' not as a category that we can find 'out there' and measure, but as a classification-in-the-making. Middle-class status, or a particular idea of the good life, is a position people strive towards, but what this entails depends on context and place. The study of the pursuit of social mobility in Ghana during colonialism, independence and the post-Cold War period - of those who have successfully improved their livelihoods - provides knowledge about the middle class in the making in different eras and under different conditions. I propose a three-pronged approach to study this processual nature: Raymond Williams' notion of 'structures of feeling' helps unravel the shifting affective qualities of the changing political economy, while Sara Ahmed's focus on the 'feelings of structure' zooms in on agency as an important tool to analyse how middle-class trajectories unfold over time. Lastly, the availability of advantageous conditions is not enough to stimulate change; one needs thesavoir faireto enact them
Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Class (philosophy · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Everyday life · Feeling · Independence (probability theory · Livelihood · Middle class · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · History · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Obras citantes distintas | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 1,2 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 6 |