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Mbeleck Mandenge
[I read sociology and anthropology at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife], I would readily identify myself with ethno-sociologists.
For a brief period I was an instructor for sociology related courses in the University of Douala and at the same time a visiting lecturer for Main Currents in Anthropological Thought and for Research Methods in the University of Buea, all, universities of Cameroon.
Presently, [since October, 2023], I am in charge of lectures on Sociology, Social Anthropology and Ethnological Sciences at Institut Supérieur des Sciences Sociales et Appliquées [ISSSA], Yaoundé.
Areas of interest
1. Sociological and anthropological theory
2. Social science methodology
3. Knowledge systems and sociology of knowledge
4. Sociological jurisprudence
5. Ethnicity and identity
6. Colonialism and social change.
7. Social structure and development
Book publications
1. Likoda li mbog: Social organisation of the Basaa people of Cameroon, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013
2. Nyandom ni ba-nyandom: a study of avuncular relationships among the Basaa people of Cameroon, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2020.
3. Whither Kamerun: brutality as a mode of governance, published by Dictus Publishing, 2020.
4. Sociology of knowledge of the Basaa people of Cameroon, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2021.
5. Contexts and choices: Tuareg begging in west African cities, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2021.
Supervisors: 1. Mbonji Edjenguele 2. Paul Nkwi
Phone: +237699469868
Address: Institut Supérieur des Sciences Sociales et Appliquées
B. P. 15251 Yaounde
République du Cameroun
For a brief period I was an instructor for sociology related courses in the University of Douala and at the same time a visiting lecturer for Main Currents in Anthropological Thought and for Research Methods in the University of Buea, all, universities of Cameroon.
Presently, [since October, 2023], I am in charge of lectures on Sociology, Social Anthropology and Ethnological Sciences at Institut Supérieur des Sciences Sociales et Appliquées [ISSSA], Yaoundé.
Areas of interest
1. Sociological and anthropological theory
2. Social science methodology
3. Knowledge systems and sociology of knowledge
4. Sociological jurisprudence
5. Ethnicity and identity
6. Colonialism and social change.
7. Social structure and development
Book publications
1. Likoda li mbog: Social organisation of the Basaa people of Cameroon, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013
2. Nyandom ni ba-nyandom: a study of avuncular relationships among the Basaa people of Cameroon, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2020.
3. Whither Kamerun: brutality as a mode of governance, published by Dictus Publishing, 2020.
4. Sociology of knowledge of the Basaa people of Cameroon, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2021.
5. Contexts and choices: Tuareg begging in west African cities, published by Lambert Academic Publishing, 2021.
Supervisors: 1. Mbonji Edjenguele 2. Paul Nkwi
Phone: +237699469868
Address: Institut Supérieur des Sciences Sociales et Appliquées
B. P. 15251 Yaounde
République du Cameroun
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beliefs [often set down in texts] to which the general population may subscribe. Anthropologists have studied such religions, but they have also examined contexts where religious practices look very different. In many cultures and societies, the idea of a single God may not be present, and the
notion of reading a sacred book like the Bhagavad Gita, the Holy Bible, the Thalmud or the Qu’ran would seem very strange, not least because writing and reading may not play any part in people’s lives. [Anthropologists of religion] are not concerned with discovering the truth or falsehood of religions. [They] are interested in how religious ideas express a people’s cosmology, i.e. notions of how the universe is organised and the role of humans in the world. Many study rituals which incorporate symbols, and note how these often help to bring communities together in times of crisis or special points in the calendar. In efforts to depict the religion of a people, the anthropologist is looking for a pattern of social relations among people who hold a particular faith. He may not accept their ethics, notions of causation, and their sanctions, which are part of it. His objectivity consists in understanding the functions of these phenomena irrespective of their theological truth, even if he himself accepts this truth.
The title of our submission is “Covid-19 protocols and research and teaching in social anthropology”. The question we propose to explore is: What ethnography in the context of restrictive protocols in the era of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Partly, the answer to the question lies in already existing digital tools such as google sites, zoom, skype, […] and an assortment of qualitative data analysis soft wares. Digital ethnography has been around for quite some time: to adapt to imperatives arising from the covid-19 pandemic, a mix of the best that can be made of the tools available to anthropologists is crucial.
beliefs [often set down in texts] to which the general population may subscribe. Anthropologists have studied such religions, but they have also examined contexts where religious practices look very different. In many cultures and societies, the idea of a single God may not be present, and the
notion of reading a sacred book like the Bhagavad Gita, the Holy Bible, the Thalmud or the Qu’ran would seem very strange, not least because writing and reading may not play any part in people’s lives. [Anthropologists of religion] are not concerned with discovering the truth or falsehood of religions. [They] are interested in how religious ideas express a people’s cosmology, i.e. notions of how the universe is organised and the role of humans in the world. Many study rituals which incorporate symbols, and note how these often help to bring communities together in times of crisis or special points in the calendar. In efforts to depict the religion of a people, the anthropologist is looking for a pattern of social relations among people who hold a particular faith. He may not accept their ethics, notions of causation, and their sanctions, which are part of it. His objectivity consists in understanding the functions of these phenomena irrespective of their theological truth, even if he himself accepts this truth.
The title of our submission is “Covid-19 protocols and research and teaching in social anthropology”. The question we propose to explore is: What ethnography in the context of restrictive protocols in the era of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Partly, the answer to the question lies in already existing digital tools such as google sites, zoom, skype, […] and an assortment of qualitative data analysis soft wares. Digital ethnography has been around for quite some time: to adapt to imperatives arising from the covid-19 pandemic, a mix of the best that can be made of the tools available to anthropologists is crucial.