Suzanne Scheld
Biographic Data
| ID | 75131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzanne Scheld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Scheld |
| SIGNATURE | SCHELD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Northridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2102-7857 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Teaching the City: Exploring Pedagogies of Urban Becoming
This article explores how teaching Urban Anthropology can engender new relationships between cities, students, and classrooms. We discuss the generative connections between these actors as processes of becoming, which connect students with practices and theories for understanding urban life. Serving also as an introduction to a Special Issue on “Teaching the City,” this article introduces the issue’s pieces, which discuss teaching and learning ac…
Critical Dimensions of African Studies: Re-Membering Africa
Critical Theory and Practice
Africa and Urban Anthropology: Theoretical and Methodological Contributions from Contemporary Fieldwork
What is Critical About Critical Urban Anthropology
In 2021, the Society for Urban, National, Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA), a section of the American Anthropological Association, changed its name to Critical Urban Anthropology Association (CUAA). This essay addresses the question "What is Critical About Critical Urban Anthropology?" by reflecting on problematic assumptions about African cities that are perpetuated over time and the need to critique these ideas. I suggest a more active…
The ‘China challenge’: The global dimensions of activism and the informal economy in Dakar
In Memory of Rhoda Halperin (1946-2009)
Negotiating youth identity in a transnational context in Nigeria
Russell Potter's concept of 'resistance vernaculars' () is evident in the style and lyrics of Lágbájá, a Nigerian musician who is currently popular among African youth at home and abroad. Youth identities based in Lágbájá's music would appear to be a mere mimicry of US hip‐hop. We demonstrate that Lágbájá's work is not an imitation of an American resistance vernacular, however. Lágbájá's music emphasises themes of hybridity and global cultural di…
Youth Cosmopolitanism: Clothing, the City and Globalization in Dakar, Senegal
Youth clothing and exchange shape cosmopolitan identities, the city, and global flows in Dakar, Senegal. How Dakarois youth use dress to shape the city and urban identity is puzzling. Despite the declining economy and for many, extreme poverty, youth dress up in stylish and provocative outfits. In Dakar, youth are increasingly entrepreneurial individuals who base the authenticity of their cosmopolitan identity on an ability to buy and sell (trade…
Introduction: Youth Engage the City and Global Culture
Complementary Angles and Inclusive Perspectives: Rounding Out Integrative Views of Material Culture
Crafting Gender: Women and Folk Art in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eli Barta, ed. Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. 244 pp. Clothing the Pacific. Chloë Colchester. Oxford: Berg, 2003. 215 pp. Wedding Dress across Cultures. Helen Bradley Foster and Donald Clay Johnson, eds. Oxford: Berg, 2003. 227 pp
Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity
Urban parks such as New York City's Central Park provide vital public spaces where city dwellers of all races and classes can mingle safely while enjoying a variety of recreations. By coming together in these relaxed settings, different groups become comfortable with each other, thereby strengthening their communities and the democratic fabric of society. But just the opposite happens when, by design or in ignorance, parks are made inhospitable t…
The City in a Shoe: Redefining urban Africa through Sebago footwear consumption
In Dakar, footwear and clothing markets are unstoppable forces of urbanism and modernity They are packed with merchandise, and they sprawl beyond the official boundaries set by the municipality. For better or for worse, footwear and apparel keep the city in motion, give it life, and keep it current with global trends. The movement of traders and transmigrants through Dakar and globally-dispersed Senegalese communities informs style and taste at '…
Rapid Ethnographic Assessment in Urban Parks: A Case Study of Independence National Historical Park
This article presents a case study of the use of rapid ethnographic assessment procedures (REAP) to study an urban heritage park and its relationships with some of the cultural groups living in that city. The literature on REAP and rapid assessment, and on applied ethnographic research on parks, is surveyed. The context of the study is discussed at length: Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia and its historic relationship to the …
Youth Cosmopolitanism: Clothing, the City and Globalization in Dakar, Senegal
Youth clothing and exchange shape cosmopolitan identities, the city, and global flows in Dakar, Senegal. How Dakarois youth use dress to shape the city and urban identity is puzzling. Despite the declining economy and for many, extreme poverty, youth dress up in stylish and provocative outfits. In Dakar, youth are increasingly entrepreneurial individuals who base the authenticity of their cosmopolitan identity on an ability to buy and sell (trade…
The City in a Shoe: Redefining urban Africa through Sebago footwear consumption
In Dakar, footwear and clothing markets are unstoppable forces of urbanism and modernity They are packed with merchandise, and they sprawl beyond the official boundaries set by the municipality. For better or for worse, footwear and apparel keep the city in motion, give it life, and keep it current with global trends. The movement of traders and transmigrants through Dakar and globally-dispersed Senegalese communities informs style and taste at '…
Introduction: Youth Engage the City and Global Culture
Negotiating youth identity in a transnational context in Nigeria
Russell Potter's concept of 'resistance vernaculars' () is evident in the style and lyrics of Lágbájá, a Nigerian musician who is currently popular among African youth at home and abroad. Youth identities based in Lágbájá's music would appear to be a mere mimicry of US hip‐hop. We demonstrate that Lágbájá's work is not an imitation of an American resistance vernacular, however. Lágbájá's music emphasises themes of hybridity and global cultural di…
Complementary Angles and Inclusive Perspectives: Rounding Out Integrative Views of Material Culture
Crafting Gender: Women and Folk Art in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eli Barta, ed. Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. 244 pp. Clothing the Pacific. Chloë Colchester. Oxford: Berg, 2003. 215 pp. Wedding Dress across Cultures. Helen Bradley Foster and Donald Clay Johnson, eds. Oxford: Berg, 2003. 227 pp
Rapid Ethnographic Assessment in Urban Parks: A Case Study of Independence National Historical Park
This article presents a case study of the use of rapid ethnographic assessment procedures (REAP) to study an urban heritage park and its relationships with some of the cultural groups living in that city. The literature on REAP and rapid assessment, and on applied ethnographic research on parks, is surveyed. The context of the study is discussed at length: Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia and its historic relationship to the …
The City in a Shoe: Redefining urban Africa through Sebago footwear consumption
In Dakar, footwear and clothing markets are unstoppable forces of urbanism and modernity They are packed with merchandise, and they sprawl beyond the official boundaries set by the municipality. For better or for worse, footwear and apparel keep the city in motion, give it life, and keep it current with global trends. The movement of traders and transmigrants through Dakar and globally-dispersed Senegalese communities informs style and taste at '…
Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity
Urban parks such as New York City's Central Park provide vital public spaces where city dwellers of all races and classes can mingle safely while enjoying a variety of recreations. By coming together in these relaxed settings, different groups become comfortable with each other, thereby strengthening their communities and the democratic fabric of society. But just the opposite happens when, by design or in ignorance, parks are made inhospitable t…
Complementary Angles and Inclusive Perspectives: Rounding Out Integrative Views of Material Culture
Crafting Gender: Women and Folk Art in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eli Barta, ed. Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. 244 pp. Clothing the Pacific. Chloë Colchester. Oxford: Berg, 2003. 215 pp. Wedding Dress across Cultures. Helen Bradley Foster and Donald Clay Johnson, eds. Oxford: Berg, 2003. 227 pp
Youth Cosmopolitanism: Clothing, the City and Globalization in Dakar, Senegal
Youth clothing and exchange shape cosmopolitan identities, the city, and global flows in Dakar, Senegal. How Dakarois youth use dress to shape the city and urban identity is puzzling. Despite the declining economy and for many, extreme poverty, youth dress up in stylish and provocative outfits. In Dakar, youth are increasingly entrepreneurial individuals who base the authenticity of their cosmopolitan identity on an ability to buy and sell (trade…
Introduction: Youth Engage the City and Global Culture
Negotiating youth identity in a transnational context in Nigeria
Russell Potter's concept of 'resistance vernaculars' () is evident in the style and lyrics of Lágbájá, a Nigerian musician who is currently popular among African youth at home and abroad. Youth identities based in Lágbájá's music would appear to be a mere mimicry of US hip‐hop. We demonstrate that Lágbájá's work is not an imitation of an American resistance vernacular, however. Lágbájá's music emphasises themes of hybridity and global cultural di…
The ‘China challenge’: The global dimensions of activism and the informal economy in Dakar
In Memory of Rhoda Halperin (1946-2009)
Africa and Urban Anthropology: Theoretical and Methodological Contributions from Contemporary Fieldwork
What is Critical About Critical Urban Anthropology
In 2021, the Society for Urban, National, Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA), a section of the American Anthropological Association, changed its name to Critical Urban Anthropology Association (CUAA). This essay addresses the question "What is Critical About Critical Urban Anthropology?" by reflecting on problematic assumptions about African cities that are perpetuated over time and the need to critique these ideas. I suggest a more active…
Critical Dimensions of African Studies: Re-Membering Africa
Critical Theory and Practice
Teaching the City: Exploring Pedagogies of Urban Becoming
This article explores how teaching Urban Anthropology can engender new relationships between cities, students, and classrooms. We discuss the generative connections between these actors as processes of becoming, which connect students with practices and theories for understanding urban life. Serving also as an introduction to a Special Issue on “Teaching the City,” this article introduces the issue’s pieces, which discuss teaching and learning ac…
Sociology (9 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Clothing (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)