Walter Gam Nkwi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4501506 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter Gam Nkwi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter Gam |
| FAMILY NAME | Nkwi |
| SIGNATURE | NKWI W G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Buea |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7205-0056 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Azai Dosi Kfaang (Modern or Families of Newness)
This paper focuses on “families of newness”, which amongst the Kom of Northwest Cameroon are known as azai dosi kfaang. It argues that because of geographical and social mobility experiences, families have not remained static, and consequently, the further they go from the village the more modernized they become. In recent times, African societies as well as family histories have been concerned with connecting with those who have been left behind…
Ruben Um Nyobe
This chapter focuses on the biography of Ruben Um Nyobe, a leading figure in colonial French Cameroun. He led the fight against French colonial rule from 1948, when he was at the centre of the formation of Union des Population du Camerounais (UPC), to 1958 when he was killed by French colonial forces. The chapter shows that his life was confronted with drastic changes in his environment, changes which saw him joining an opposition party against t…
Return Youth Migrants in Cameroon
Africa, Migration and Development
Migration and Identity in Southwest Region of Cameroon
O presente artigo foca nas dinâmicas de migração interna, tomando o caso dos migrantes naturais das Planícies Bamenda no litoral de Camarões, e destaca como tais migrações deram origem ao enigma identitário entre aqueles que vieram a ser chamados graffie e os locais. Questiona como a politização da identidade pode ser compreendida dentro das dinâmicas históricas e políticas de Camarões. O artigo também defende que, no início da colonização britân…
African Modernities and Mobilities
African modernities and mobilities
Human Telephone Lines”
The flag post mail relay runners, a communications system established in Cameroon during British colonial rule, laid the foundations for the communications structure of this colonial state. They were a remnant of a pre-colonial communications system and, with the advancement of “modern” communications structures such as roads, telephone lines, and post houses, the flag post runner gradually disappeared. This article explores the role of the runne…
Patriarchy Turned Upside Down
The history of northwest Cameroon can be better understood by analyzing the increasing possibilities for connecting among ordinary people. Members of one specific society in this part of Cameroon, the people living in Kom, have developed a special attitude to new forms of connecting. Their story is one of appropriating new connecting technologies that were introduced in colonial times, namely, the church, schools, motor vehicles, and roads (de Br…
Telephone Operators’ Resistance to British Colonial Administration in the Cameroons Province, 1917 – 1931
By the beginning of the 20th Century the bifurcation of the African continent amongst the major colonial powers, including France, Britain and Germany, was a foregone conclusion. The establishment of European rule in the continent was difficult and protracted than was ever anticipated by the colonial powers. Some African polities resisted colonial rule in many forms including wars and songs. This paper aims to write the history of yet another for…
Africa's Hidden Histories
In this edited volume, Karin Barber and a galaxy of highly reputed scholars unearth new sources for reconstructing the social history of the African continent. The book is pegged on three themes: ‘the profusion of innovative individual writing and enterprising efforts in local, small scale print publication by non-elites in the colonial period; the propensity to collect and archive such texts; and the significance attached to reading, especially …
Africa's Hidden Histories
In this edited volume, Karin Barber and a galaxy of highly reputed scholars unearth new sources for reconstructing the social history of the African continent. The book is pegged on three themes: ‘the profusion of innovative individual writing and enterprising efforts in local, small scale print publication by non-elites in the colonial period; the propensity to collect and archive such texts; and the significance attached to reading, especially …
Telephone Operators’ Resistance to British Colonial Administration in the Cameroons Province, 1917 – 1931
By the beginning of the 20th Century the bifurcation of the African continent amongst the major colonial powers, including France, Britain and Germany, was a foregone conclusion. The establishment of European rule in the continent was difficult and protracted than was ever anticipated by the colonial powers. Some African polities resisted colonial rule in many forms including wars and songs. This paper aims to write the history of yet another for…
Patriarchy Turned Upside Down
The history of northwest Cameroon can be better understood by analyzing the increasing possibilities for connecting among ordinary people. Members of one specific society in this part of Cameroon, the people living in Kom, have developed a special attitude to new forms of connecting. Their story is one of appropriating new connecting technologies that were introduced in colonial times, namely, the church, schools, motor vehicles, and roads (de Br…
Human Telephone Lines”
The flag post mail relay runners, a communications system established in Cameroon during British colonial rule, laid the foundations for the communications structure of this colonial state. They were a remnant of a pre-colonial communications system and, with the advancement of “modern” communications structures such as roads, telephone lines, and post houses, the flag post runner gradually disappeared. This article explores the role of the runne…
African Modernities and Mobilities
African modernities and mobilities
Migration and Identity in Southwest Region of Cameroon
O presente artigo foca nas dinâmicas de migração interna, tomando o caso dos migrantes naturais das Planícies Bamenda no litoral de Camarões, e destaca como tais migrações deram origem ao enigma identitário entre aqueles que vieram a ser chamados graffie e os locais. Questiona como a politização da identidade pode ser compreendida dentro das dinâmicas históricas e políticas de Camarões. O artigo também defende que, no início da colonização britân…
Return Youth Migrants in Cameroon
Africa, Migration and Development
Ruben Um Nyobe
This chapter focuses on the biography of Ruben Um Nyobe, a leading figure in colonial French Cameroun. He led the fight against French colonial rule from 1948, when he was at the centre of the formation of Union des Population du Camerounais (UPC), to 1958 when he was killed by French colonial forces. The chapter shows that his life was confronted with drastic changes in his environment, changes which saw him joining an opposition party against t…
Azai Dosi Kfaang (Modern or Families of Newness)
This paper focuses on “families of newness”, which amongst the Kom of Northwest Cameroon are known as azai dosi kfaang. It argues that because of geographical and social mobility experiences, families have not remained static, and consequently, the further they go from the village the more modernized they become. In recent times, African societies as well as family histories have been concerned with connecting with those who have been left behind…
African history and culture studies (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Colonialism (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (4 works) · History (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works)