Brian J Yates
Biographic Data
| ID | 653153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian J Yates |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian J |
| FAMILY NAME | Yates |
| SIGNATURE | YATES B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Joseph's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Abandoning her nature as a woman: Ṭaytu Bǝṭul and the Ethiopian paths for female empowerment
This essay centers on one African woman, Ṭaytu Bǝṭul (1851–1918), and argues that her path to empowerment has a significant African and Ethiopian precedent. African scholars write about how African women have obtained authority through shifting aspects of their identities through the religious, economic and political spheres. The Ethiopian precedent is seen in the lives of historical Ethiopian women like Mǝntǝwwab, Mänän, and Wällätä Petros. Usin…
Ethiopian Categories, British Definitions: British Discovery of Ethiopian Identities from the Nineteenth Century to the First Decade of the Twentieth Century
This essay examines correspondence in the British Foreign Office Archive to explore British views of Ethiopian identities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The premise of the paper is that during this time, British officials used group identities to help determine which Ethiopian leaders might make the best allies in furtherance of British strategic and economic interests. In essence, the British correspondents created and cont…
Ethnicity as a Hindrance for Understanding Ethiopian History: An Argument Against an Ethnic Late Nineteenth Century
Despite its present ethnic federalism, Ethiopian history has been marked by provincial or cultural identities, which twentieth century notions of identity have obscured. This essay gives three major reasons why ethnicity is not an effective lens to understand Ethiopia’s complex history. One, there is no agreement among either popular and academic writers on what ethnic identities in Ethiopia represents, either currently or historically. Two, a fo…
From hated toHäbäsha: Oromo identity shifts in Wällo and Shäwa during the late nineteenth century
This essay explores identities in the late nineteenth history in Northern and Central Ethiopia through relevant Ethiopian primary source material. Twentieth century political redefinitions and ethnonationalist histories have cast Ethiopia as a prison of static ethnic groups that are eternally in conflict. This literature defines the Ethiopian state as solely Semitic and Christian, where Kushitic Language speakers could not contribute. This presen…
A History of the Hadiyya in Southern Ethiopia
Christian Patriot or Oromo Traitor? The Ethiopian State in the Memories of Ras Gobäna Dače
In this article, Yates explores the memories of a key Oromo figure, ras Gobäna Dače, to argue for their use in past and contemporary versions of the modern Ethiopian state. Yates uses theoretical frameworks on memory by Gary Alan Fine, Allesandro Portelli and John Lonsdale to situate various memories on Gobäna. The source base includes folklore, oral interviews and late nineteenth century manuscripts that center on Gobäna. Yates uses the memories…
From White Males to Black Females: Understanding the National Bodies of Ethiopia (1896–1936)
This essay argues that the racial identities assigned to Ethiopia in the late 19th century and early 20th century were a direct result of the sexualized racial identities that were due to racist philosophies of colonialism. Teshale Tibebu’s and Harold Marcus’s essays on the national identity of Ethiopia and Lewis Gordon’s philosophical views of the sexual nature of racial identities serve a foundation for the rationale behind Ethiopia’s identity …
Reminiscences of My Life
Book Review| April 01 2012 Reminiscences of My Life Reminiscences of My Life, Emmanuel Abraham Brian J. Yates Brian J. Yates Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Northeast African Studies (2012) 12 (1): 330–334. https://doi.org/10.2307/41960573 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Brian J. Yates; Reminiscences of My Life. Northeast African Studies 1 April 2012; 12 …
Ethnicity as a Hindrance for Understanding Ethiopian History: An Argument Against an Ethnic Late Nineteenth Century
Despite its present ethnic federalism, Ethiopian history has been marked by provincial or cultural identities, which twentieth century notions of identity have obscured. This essay gives three major reasons why ethnicity is not an effective lens to understand Ethiopia’s complex history. One, there is no agreement among either popular and academic writers on what ethnic identities in Ethiopia represents, either currently or historically. Two, a fo…
Ethiopian Categories, British Definitions: British Discovery of Ethiopian Identities from the Nineteenth Century to the First Decade of the Twentieth Century
This essay examines correspondence in the British Foreign Office Archive to explore British views of Ethiopian identities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The premise of the paper is that during this time, British officials used group identities to help determine which Ethiopian leaders might make the best allies in furtherance of British strategic and economic interests. In essence, the British correspondents created and cont…
From White Males to Black Females: Understanding the National Bodies of Ethiopia (1896–1936)
This essay argues that the racial identities assigned to Ethiopia in the late 19th century and early 20th century were a direct result of the sexualized racial identities that were due to racist philosophies of colonialism. Teshale Tibebu’s and Harold Marcus’s essays on the national identity of Ethiopia and Lewis Gordon’s philosophical views of the sexual nature of racial identities serve a foundation for the rationale behind Ethiopia’s identity …
Reminiscences of My Life
Book Review| April 01 2012 Reminiscences of My Life Reminiscences of My Life, Emmanuel Abraham Brian J. Yates Brian J. Yates Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Northeast African Studies (2012) 12 (1): 330–334. https://doi.org/10.2307/41960573 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Brian J. Yates; Reminiscences of My Life. Northeast African Studies 1 April 2012; 12 …
Christian Patriot or Oromo Traitor? The Ethiopian State in the Memories of Ras Gobäna Dače
In this article, Yates explores the memories of a key Oromo figure, ras Gobäna Dače, to argue for their use in past and contemporary versions of the modern Ethiopian state. Yates uses theoretical frameworks on memory by Gary Alan Fine, Allesandro Portelli and John Lonsdale to situate various memories on Gobäna. The source base includes folklore, oral interviews and late nineteenth century manuscripts that center on Gobäna. Yates uses the memories…
A History of the Hadiyya in Southern Ethiopia
Ethnicity as a Hindrance for Understanding Ethiopian History: An Argument Against an Ethnic Late Nineteenth Century
Despite its present ethnic federalism, Ethiopian history has been marked by provincial or cultural identities, which twentieth century notions of identity have obscured. This essay gives three major reasons why ethnicity is not an effective lens to understand Ethiopia’s complex history. One, there is no agreement among either popular and academic writers on what ethnic identities in Ethiopia represents, either currently or historically. Two, a fo…
From hated toHäbäsha: Oromo identity shifts in Wällo and Shäwa during the late nineteenth century
This essay explores identities in the late nineteenth history in Northern and Central Ethiopia through relevant Ethiopian primary source material. Twentieth century political redefinitions and ethnonationalist histories have cast Ethiopia as a prison of static ethnic groups that are eternally in conflict. This literature defines the Ethiopian state as solely Semitic and Christian, where Kushitic Language speakers could not contribute. This presen…
Ethiopian Categories, British Definitions: British Discovery of Ethiopian Identities from the Nineteenth Century to the First Decade of the Twentieth Century
This essay examines correspondence in the British Foreign Office Archive to explore British views of Ethiopian identities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The premise of the paper is that during this time, British officials used group identities to help determine which Ethiopian leaders might make the best allies in furtherance of British strategic and economic interests. In essence, the British correspondents created and cont…
Abandoning her nature as a woman: Ṭaytu Bǝṭul and the Ethiopian paths for female empowerment
This essay centers on one African woman, Ṭaytu Bǝṭul (1851–1918), and argues that her path to empowerment has a significant African and Ethiopian precedent. African scholars write about how African women have obtained authority through shifting aspects of their identities through the religious, economic and political spheres. The Ethiopian precedent is seen in the lives of historical Ethiopian women like Mǝntǝwwab, Mänän, and Wällätä Petros. Usin…
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