Description
The outcome of a research exploration by the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, this study arises from the need to push forward a debate on how the specificity of African cities can be thought and theorized about. Its unique ambition is to produce new and relevant theoretical work on African urbanism in a way that works within the border zone between inherited theoretical resources, emergent postcolonial readings, and artistic representations of everyday practices and phenomenology in African cities. The result is a series of exchanges between scholars and artists which showcase an ensemble of diverse perspectives through which an account of African city-ness and its parameters can be advanced. The art featured in the book affords readers glimpses into quiet moments and the bustle alike, and reveals the inner life of a community and citizens, shaping the relationships between identity and urbanity. Through a series of textual and photographic essays, Rogue Urbanism seeks multiple alternatives in approaching and understanding the African city, without suggesting that a comprehensive grasp is possible. It also enlarges and deepens the search for the rogue intensities that mark African cities as they find their voice and footing in a truly unwieldy world.
About the Author
Edgar Pieterse is the director of the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town. He is also the holder of the National Research Foundation research chair in urban policy. He is a member of Isandla Institute, a public-interest thing tank with a primary focus on fostering just, equitable, and democratic urban settings, and sits on the board of the Sustainability Institute and the Cape Town Partnership.
AbdouMaliq Simone is an urbanist and research professor at the University of South Australia and a professor of sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, as well as a visiting professor at the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, a research associate with the Rujak Center for Urban Studies in Jakarta, and a research fellow at Tarumanagara University in Jakarta.
Book Information
ISBN 9781431406234
Author Edgar Pieterse
Format Hardback
Page Count 464
Imprint Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Publisher Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 190mm * 15mm
About the Author
Edgar Pieterse is the director of the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town. He is also the holder of the National Research Foundation research chair in urban policy. He is a member of Isandla Institute, a public-interest thing tank with a primary focus on fostering just, equitable, and democratic urban settings, and sits on the board of the Sustainability Institute and the Cape Town Partnership.
AbdouMaliq Simone is an urbanist and research professor at the University of South Australia and a professor of sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, as well as a visiting professor at the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town, a research associate with the Rujak Center for Urban Studies in Jakarta, and a research fellow at Tarumanagara University in Jakarta.
Book Information
ISBN 9781431406234
Author Edgar Pieterse
Format Hardback
Page Count 464
Imprint Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Publisher Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 190mm * 15mm
