Obama Made in Kenya
Appropriating the American Dream in Kogelo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3751172 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Van Bemmel (corresponding author), Svan Bemmel van Bemmel, van Bemmel van Bemmel |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 69 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9887 • E-ISSN: 1527-1978 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africatoday.59.4.69 |
| OpenAlex | W2004883530 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
In November 2008, millions of Kenyan citizens expressed their happiness about the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. Four years later, people still cheered upon receiving the news of his reelection, but their enthusiasm was nowhere near the euphoria of those earlier days. This article focuses on the consequences of Obama's presidency over four years in western Kenya-where Obama's father was raised-and argues that the appropriation of Obama serves multiple purposes, including the negotiation of identity, enabling social and political change, facilitating processes of healing and harmony, and creating conditions for peace after the 2007 postelection violence. Looking at the appropriation of Obama in Kenya enables us to study the processes of change, the localization of global flows, and the ongoing dialogical process of identity negotiation within a sociopolitical context
Dream · Political science · African history and culture studies · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Psychology
Borrowed power
Personal heroes, religion, and transcendental metanarratives
Democratization, sequencing, and state failure in Africa
Briefing
Dala or Diaspora? Obama and the Luo Community of Kenya
Jambo Bwana
Expectations of Modernity
Indian films and Nigerian lovers
"Becoming "One Who Treats
Our son Obama
Machine fetishism and the consumer's burden
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |