An officer and an activist: Futuring, precarity and life after exile in Namibia

Rune Larsen; Steven Van Wolputte

doi:10.1111/1467-8322.12745

An officer and an activist: Futuring, precarity and life after exile in Namibia

Rune Larsen, Steven Van Wolputte

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Abstract

This article explores the life histories of two Namibians who grew up in SWAPO's exile camps in Angola and their ‘futuring’ trajectories once they returned home to Namibia after independence. Presenting these actors’ life histories of navigating Namibian society helps challenge a one-sided economic interpretation of precariousness. More critical than asserting dichotomies between ‘elite’ and ‘precariat’ are the stratagems and choices shaping lived experiences.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Anthropology Today
Vol/bind	38
Udgave nummer	4
Sider (fra-til)	23-25
ISSN	0268-540X
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12745
Status	Udgivet - 2022
Udgivet eksternt	Ja

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10.1111/1467-8322.12745

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