Velina Ninkova
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 82821 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Velina Ninkova |
| NOMBRES | Velina |
| APELLIDO | Ninkova |
| FIRMA | NINKOVA V |
| AFILIACIONES | UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7498-7317 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Hunter-Gatherer Children at School
Universal formal education is a major global development goal. Yet hunter-gatherer communities have extremely low participation rates in formal schooling, even in comparison with other marginalized groups. Here, we review the existing literature to identify common challenges faced by hunter-gatherer children in formal education systems in the Global South. We find that hunter-gatherer children are often granted extensive personal autonomy, which …
Sustainable education should include Indigenous knowledge
Hurasi - Ju|'hoansi tortoise shell containers from the past and present in Omaheke, Namibia
This little thing of ours"-beautifully ornamented tortoise shell containers filled with fragrant powdered herbs and plants-comprises an important part of Ju|'hoansi cultural practice in contemporary Omaheke, Namibia. Used for various purposes associated with potency and protection, the !'hurasi can be found back in time and throughout space, in the Kalahari ethnographies, ethnographic artifact collections, myths, narratives, and rock art, but it …
Research note
We recently conducted a review of the literature regarding hunter-gatherer children’s schooling experiences in the global South (Ninkova et al 2024). In this research note, we highlight one central finding of our review: that the autonomy granted to hunter-gatherer children determines their participation in school. Children decide for themselves whether they will attend. Children also decide for themselves whether they will pursue alternative end…
Learning to aspire, aspiring to subvert
This article examines Namibian San youths’ aspirations about the future. Based on 170 essays, the analysis shows that disadvantaged San students aspire for future lives radically different from the lives of their families. We argue that San students have acquired the repertoire of “the good Namibian citizen” as a form of resistance through mimesis. These assertions create an opening for the projection of a positive and “proud” San identity
Is Blockchain a Preferred Future? A Response to Kosmarski & Ninkova in At(37)6
The state as a whiteman, the whiteman as a/'hun
The article is dedicated to the loving memory of !A|'xuni.The Ju|'hoansi of east central Namibia sometimes refer to the state as a whiteman and to the whiteman as a/'hun(steenbok). In this article, I contextualize these naming practices by tracing the history of colonial encounters on the fringes of the Western Kalahari through a small-scale animist perspective. I then discuss what this means for the concept of 'recognition', which I treat as a t…
Towards decentralized anthropological scholarship
This article outlines the future of decentralized blockchain scholarship and some ethical questions we must consider in its wake. What is the role of research participants in a decentralized publishing ecosystem? And how do we move towards more just values and practices in intellectual creation and dissemination
Perpetuating the Myth of the “Wild Bushman”
Namibia has adopted an inclusive education policy with emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity. The policy encourages educators to adapt the curriculum and include content that reflects the cultural background of their learners. Despite these positive provisions, severely marginalized groups, such as the Omaheke Ju|’hoansi, continue to underperform and drop out of school at greater rates than learners from other groups. This article is base…
The Research and Advocacy Group for Hunter Gatherer Education
Contemporary hunter-gatherers are among the most marginalized peoples in the world today, and face severe threats to their cultures, their livelihoods, and in many places – their very existence. Although formal education – schooling – is often presented as a solution for marginalized groups, generally social hierarchies are reproduced through such systems, and the extreme marginalization of hunters and gatherers in modern societies is mirrored in…
Hunter-gatherer education special issue
Hunter-gatherers and education
This article provides an overview of some of the main themes that have emerged in the research on hunter gatherers and education. The term ‘education’ refers both to schooling, and to the traditional pedagogical modes of knowledge transmission that hunter-gatherer communities have developed and maintained over millennia. Formal education plays a crucial, yet complicated role for contemporary hunter-gatherers; it is considered to be a foundational…
Walking in your grandfather’s footsteps”
« Marcher sur les pas de son grand-père »: parenté et transmission du savoir chez les Juǀ’hoansi (Namibie). Les récentes approches sur l’apprentissage chez les peuples chasseurs-cueilleurs actuels ou chez les post-chasseurs-cueilleurs examinent les rôles respectifs de la transmission verticale et horizontale du savoir. L’organisation de la parenté et l’organisation sociale chez les Juǀ’hoansi de Namibie nous encouragent à privilégier une approche…
The state as a whiteman, the whiteman as a/'hun
The article is dedicated to the loving memory of !A|'xuni.The Ju|'hoansi of east central Namibia sometimes refer to the state as a whiteman and to the whiteman as a/'hun(steenbok). In this article, I contextualize these naming practices by tracing the history of colonial encounters on the fringes of the Western Kalahari through a small-scale animist perspective. I then discuss what this means for the concept of 'recognition', which I treat as a t…
Walking in your grandfather’s footsteps”
« Marcher sur les pas de son grand-père »: parenté et transmission du savoir chez les Juǀ’hoansi (Namibie). Les récentes approches sur l’apprentissage chez les peuples chasseurs-cueilleurs actuels ou chez les post-chasseurs-cueilleurs examinent les rôles respectifs de la transmission verticale et horizontale du savoir. L’organisation de la parenté et l’organisation sociale chez les Juǀ’hoansi de Namibie nous encouragent à privilégier une approche…
The Research and Advocacy Group for Hunter Gatherer Education
Contemporary hunter-gatherers are among the most marginalized peoples in the world today, and face severe threats to their cultures, their livelihoods, and in many places – their very existence. Although formal education – schooling – is often presented as a solution for marginalized groups, generally social hierarchies are reproduced through such systems, and the extreme marginalization of hunters and gatherers in modern societies is mirrored in…
Hunter-gatherer education special issue
Hunter-gatherers and education
This article provides an overview of some of the main themes that have emerged in the research on hunter gatherers and education. The term ‘education’ refers both to schooling, and to the traditional pedagogical modes of knowledge transmission that hunter-gatherer communities have developed and maintained over millennia. Formal education plays a crucial, yet complicated role for contemporary hunter-gatherers; it is considered to be a foundational…
Perpetuating the Myth of the “Wild Bushman”
Namibia has adopted an inclusive education policy with emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity. The policy encourages educators to adapt the curriculum and include content that reflects the cultural background of their learners. Despite these positive provisions, severely marginalized groups, such as the Omaheke Ju|’hoansi, continue to underperform and drop out of school at greater rates than learners from other groups. This article is base…
Towards decentralized anthropological scholarship
This article outlines the future of decentralized blockchain scholarship and some ethical questions we must consider in its wake. What is the role of research participants in a decentralized publishing ecosystem? And how do we move towards more just values and practices in intellectual creation and dissemination
Learning to aspire, aspiring to subvert
This article examines Namibian San youths’ aspirations about the future. Based on 170 essays, the analysis shows that disadvantaged San students aspire for future lives radically different from the lives of their families. We argue that San students have acquired the repertoire of “the good Namibian citizen” as a form of resistance through mimesis. These assertions create an opening for the projection of a positive and “proud” San identity
Is Blockchain a Preferred Future? A Response to Kosmarski & Ninkova in At(37)6
The state as a whiteman, the whiteman as a/'hun
The article is dedicated to the loving memory of !A|'xuni.The Ju|'hoansi of east central Namibia sometimes refer to the state as a whiteman and to the whiteman as a/'hun(steenbok). In this article, I contextualize these naming practices by tracing the history of colonial encounters on the fringes of the Western Kalahari through a small-scale animist perspective. I then discuss what this means for the concept of 'recognition', which I treat as a t…
Research note
We recently conducted a review of the literature regarding hunter-gatherer children’s schooling experiences in the global South (Ninkova et al 2024). In this research note, we highlight one central finding of our review: that the autonomy granted to hunter-gatherer children determines their participation in school. Children decide for themselves whether they will attend. Children also decide for themselves whether they will pursue alternative end…
Hunter-Gatherer Children at School
Universal formal education is a major global development goal. Yet hunter-gatherer communities have extremely low participation rates in formal schooling, even in comparison with other marginalized groups. Here, we review the existing literature to identify common challenges faced by hunter-gatherer children in formal education systems in the Global South. We find that hunter-gatherer children are often granted extensive personal autonomy, which …
Sustainable education should include Indigenous knowledge
Hurasi - Ju|'hoansi tortoise shell containers from the past and present in Omaheke, Namibia
This little thing of ours"-beautifully ornamented tortoise shell containers filled with fragrant powdered herbs and plants-comprises an important part of Ju|'hoansi cultural practice in contemporary Omaheke, Namibia. Used for various purposes associated with potency and protection, the !'hurasi can be found back in time and throughout space, in the Kalahari ethnographies, ethnographic artifact collections, myths, narratives, and rock art, but it …
Sociology (10 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Hunter-gatherer (4 obras) · Archaeology (3 obras) · Art (3 obras) · Geography (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Adult and Continuing Education Topics (2 obras) · Anthropology (2 obras)