The Intellectuals and the Hunters
Reflections on the Conference ?La Rencontre des Chasseurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7554170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karim Traoré (0000-0002-9553-6611, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 96-111 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9887 • E-ISSN: 1527-1978 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/aft.2004.50.4.96 |
| OpenAlex | W2082123133 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
This contribution examines an international conference on West African hunters to analyze the role of intellectuals who actively work at scholarly and political functions. In the current sociopolitical context of West African states, there seems to be a great inadequacy or incompatibility between social projects and political ambitions, inasmuch as politicians use their social networks and symbolic capital to foster superficial cultural activities that exclusively benefit them
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2019 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |