Marie‐christin Gabriel
Biographic Data
| ID | 4389818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marie‐christin Gabriel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marie‐christin |
| FAMILY NAME | Gabriel |
| SIGNATURE | GABRIEL M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Making of the Nation/State
National-day celebrations are moments for staging and reproducing nations. Whereas other social affiliations and differences such as ethnic or regional belonging, age or religious orientation are often more relevant in everyday life, national-day celebrations place national belonging at the forefront, and stage it as a superordinate category of belonging. At the same time, they also stage and reproduce the state that organises the huge festivitie…
Studying National Commemoration and Political Celebrations in Africa
The Department of Anthropology and African Studies (ifeas) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz hosts a comprehensive archive on African Independence Day celebrations. Created in 2010, the archive is one of the outcomes of a large comparative research project on African national days directed by Carola Lentz. It offers unique insights into practices of as well as debates on national commemoration and political celebrations in Africa. The archiv…
Embodying the nation
National-day parades constitute a common format of embodying the nation. Composed of numerous distinct bodies of persons with individual characteristics (being short or tall) and multilayered societal roles (being a nurse, a father etc.), parades primarily evoke an image of sameness, while they also display differences. Focusing on the preparation of the Burkinabè national-day parades, this paper explores practices of disciplining bodies and maki…
Performing the national territory
The nation is a relatively abstract imagined community that is visualised through a variety of symbols as well as communicative and performative practices. In this paper, we explore how the national territory, one of the foundations of the nation‐state, is performed on national‐day celebrations and brings the nation into being. Drawing on ethnographic research on national days in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, we show how the state's inte…
Quand les frondeurs deviennent des héros nationaux
L’article esquisse l’historique du Monument des héros nationaux à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) et explore sa récente transformation et renaissance. Construit sous le mandat de Blaise Compaoré, le monument n’est devenu le théâtre de pratiques commémoratives qu’après la chute de ce dernier, occasionnée par l’insurrection populaire d’octobre 2014. Dans le cadre de la commémoration de cette insurrection, le gouvernement de transition compléta le monume…
"Jeder hat seinen Platz". Differenzpolitik und Raumordnung in afrikanischen Nationalfeiern
In diesem Aufsatz untersuchen wir, wie in afrikanischen Nationalfeiern in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire und Ghana durch Raum- und Sitzordnungen die Nation inszeniert und aufgeführt wird. Nation ist eine vorgestellte Gemeinschaft, die beansprucht, andere soziale Zugehörigkeiten wie die zu ethnischen oder religiösen Gemeinschaften zu stratifizieren und andere Differenzen wie etwa Alter oder Geschlecht zu Binnendifferenzen herabzustufen. Nation hat ab…
Performing the national territory
The nation is a relatively abstract imagined community that is visualised through a variety of symbols as well as communicative and performative practices. In this paper, we explore how the national territory, one of the foundations of the nation‐state, is performed on national‐day celebrations and brings the nation into being. Drawing on ethnographic research on national days in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, we show how the state's inte…
Embodying the nation
National-day parades constitute a common format of embodying the nation. Composed of numerous distinct bodies of persons with individual characteristics (being short or tall) and multilayered societal roles (being a nurse, a father etc.), parades primarily evoke an image of sameness, while they also display differences. Focusing on the preparation of the Burkinabè national-day parades, this paper explores practices of disciplining bodies and maki…
"Jeder hat seinen Platz". Differenzpolitik und Raumordnung in afrikanischen Nationalfeiern
In diesem Aufsatz untersuchen wir, wie in afrikanischen Nationalfeiern in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire und Ghana durch Raum- und Sitzordnungen die Nation inszeniert und aufgeführt wird. Nation ist eine vorgestellte Gemeinschaft, die beansprucht, andere soziale Zugehörigkeiten wie die zu ethnischen oder religiösen Gemeinschaften zu stratifizieren und andere Differenzen wie etwa Alter oder Geschlecht zu Binnendifferenzen herabzustufen. Nation hat ab…
Quand les frondeurs deviennent des héros nationaux
L’article esquisse l’historique du Monument des héros nationaux à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) et explore sa récente transformation et renaissance. Construit sous le mandat de Blaise Compaoré, le monument n’est devenu le théâtre de pratiques commémoratives qu’après la chute de ce dernier, occasionnée par l’insurrection populaire d’octobre 2014. Dans le cadre de la commémoration de cette insurrection, le gouvernement de transition compléta le monume…
"Jeder hat seinen Platz". Differenzpolitik und Raumordnung in afrikanischen Nationalfeiern
In diesem Aufsatz untersuchen wir, wie in afrikanischen Nationalfeiern in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire und Ghana durch Raum- und Sitzordnungen die Nation inszeniert und aufgeführt wird. Nation ist eine vorgestellte Gemeinschaft, die beansprucht, andere soziale Zugehörigkeiten wie die zu ethnischen oder religiösen Gemeinschaften zu stratifizieren und andere Differenzen wie etwa Alter oder Geschlecht zu Binnendifferenzen herabzustufen. Nation hat ab…
Performing the national territory
The nation is a relatively abstract imagined community that is visualised through a variety of symbols as well as communicative and performative practices. In this paper, we explore how the national territory, one of the foundations of the nation‐state, is performed on national‐day celebrations and brings the nation into being. Drawing on ethnographic research on national days in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, we show how the state's inte…
Quand les frondeurs deviennent des héros nationaux
L’article esquisse l’historique du Monument des héros nationaux à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) et explore sa récente transformation et renaissance. Construit sous le mandat de Blaise Compaoré, le monument n’est devenu le théâtre de pratiques commémoratives qu’après la chute de ce dernier, occasionnée par l’insurrection populaire d’octobre 2014. Dans le cadre de la commémoration de cette insurrection, le gouvernement de transition compléta le monume…
Studying National Commemoration and Political Celebrations in Africa
The Department of Anthropology and African Studies (ifeas) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz hosts a comprehensive archive on African Independence Day celebrations. Created in 2010, the archive is one of the outcomes of a large comparative research project on African national days directed by Carola Lentz. It offers unique insights into practices of as well as debates on national commemoration and political celebrations in Africa. The archiv…
Embodying the nation
National-day parades constitute a common format of embodying the nation. Composed of numerous distinct bodies of persons with individual characteristics (being short or tall) and multilayered societal roles (being a nurse, a father etc.), parades primarily evoke an image of sameness, while they also display differences. Focusing on the preparation of the Burkinabè national-day parades, this paper explores practices of disciplining bodies and maki…
The Making of the Nation/State
National-day celebrations are moments for staging and reproducing nations. Whereas other social affiliations and differences such as ethnic or regional belonging, age or religious orientation are often more relevant in everyday life, national-day celebrations place national belonging at the forefront, and stage it as a superordinate category of belonging. At the same time, they also stage and reproduce the state that organises the huge festivitie…
Political science (5 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (4 works) · Cultural Identity and Heritage (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works)