In between order and chaos. Omdurman street in the eyes of ethnographer

Authors

  • Maciej Kurcz Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach Instytut Etnologii i Antropologii Kulturowej

Keywords:

field research, Sudan, urban studies, African street

Abstract

This paper focuses on an African street experienced as profoundly contradictory. It departs from Adeline Masquelier`s observation that this landscape is an object of both fascination and terror, and a space of both fear and desire. The street offers jobs, goods and economic opportunities, but it can also lead to isolation, marginalization and fatalities. The paper is based on field research undertook in Omdurman in 2013 and granted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Published

2015-02-20

How to Cite

Kurcz, M. (2015). In between order and chaos. Omdurman street in the eyes of ethnographer. Studia Etnologiczne I Antropologiczne, 15, 154–166. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/SEIA/article/view/9333

Issue

Section

Miasto i miejskość — między ładem a żywiołem