| ID | 159772 |
| Title Proper | 1970s Uganda |
| Other Title Information | Past, Present, Future |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hundle, Anneeth Kaur |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper explores the ongoing presence of the 1972 expulsion of the racialized Asian population by former president Idi Amin in contemporary Uganda. The expulsion was a “critical event” and thus the paper uses an “anthropology of the event” approach to focus on the architecture of silence and historical consciousness of the event in urban Kampala. The four arenas of focus are: (1) official state narratives; (2) community mobilization and public forums on urban African-Asian relations; (3) memories, adventure tales, and narratives expressed by Ugandan Asian men; and (4) the infrastructure and material culture of 1970s Asian property expropriation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 53, No.3; Jun 2018: p.455-475 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2018-05 53, 3 |
| Key Words | Violence ; Uganda ; South Asians ; Urban Anthropology ; 1970s ; Expulsion ; African Asian ; Critical Event |