Joseph Higgins
Biographic Data
| ID | 6770626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Higgins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Higgins |
| SIGNATURE | HIGGINS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southampton |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3454-5773 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Contingencies of Understanding
We consider the processes by which Frank Oates acquired understanding of the peoples with whom he came into contact in southern Africa in the early 1870s, and the Ndebele people in particular. We place emphasis on the importance of ‘intermediaries’, individuals Oates judged not of a place but nevertheless considered experts in it, in shaping the traveller’s macro understandings of the region. We consider the role of social consonance in explainin…
The Emotional State and Knowledge Production
Furthering our focus on the fragilities and contingencies at the heart of colonial knowledge acquisition, we consider the role of Oates’ changing emotional state in how he took on evidence from the outside world and processed this as understanding. We assess Oates’ sense of self-fulfilment and the way this led to changes in his interactions with the African landscape and the peoples within it. We consider how one episode that affected Oates’ sens…
Ndebele, Frank Oates, and Knowledge Production in The 1870s
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Genetics in practice
Ndebele, Frank Oates, and Knowledge Production in The 1870s
The Contingencies of Understanding
We consider the processes by which Frank Oates acquired understanding of the peoples with whom he came into contact in southern Africa in the early 1870s, and the Ndebele people in particular. We place emphasis on the importance of ‘intermediaries’, individuals Oates judged not of a place but nevertheless considered experts in it, in shaping the traveller’s macro understandings of the region. We consider the role of social consonance in explainin…
The Emotional State and Knowledge Production
Furthering our focus on the fragilities and contingencies at the heart of colonial knowledge acquisition, we consider the role of Oates’ changing emotional state in how he took on evidence from the outside world and processed this as understanding. We assess Oates’ sense of self-fulfilment and the way this led to changes in his interactions with the African landscape and the peoples within it. We consider how one episode that affected Oates’ sens…
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