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Francis B. Nyamnjoh

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Professor
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
FAAS FBA
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Bum, Cameroon
Alma materUniversity of Yaoundé (BA, MA)
University of Leicester (PhD)
AwardsASU African Hero
Eko Prize for African Literature
ASAUK Fage & Oliver Prize
Scientific career
FieldsSocial anthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Cape Town
Thesis Change in the concept of power amongst the Bum (MA)  (1985)
Websitehttps://www.nyamnjoh.com/

Francis B. Nyamnjoh (born 1961) is a Cameroonian Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cape Town. He was recipient of the annual "ASU African Hero 2013" award from the African Students Union at Ohio University, the 2014 Eko Prize for African Literature, and his book #RhodesMustFall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa won the 2018 ASAUK Fage & Oliver Prize for the best monograph.

Life and career

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Early life and education

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Francis B. Nyamnjoh was born in 1961 in Bum, Cameroon.[1][2][3] He obtained his Bachelor of Arts (1984) and Master of Arts (1985) from the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon. His master's thesis was titled Change in the concept of power amongst the Bum. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Leicester, in 1990.[4][5][6][7]

Career

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Nyamnjoh moved from the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), where he held the position of Head of Publications from July 2003 to July 2009,[8] to the University of Cape Town in August 2009 to take up a position as Professor of Social Anthropology.[4][5][9]

Research

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Nyamnjoh has conducted considerable study and written extensively about Cameroon,[10][11][12][13][14] Botswana,[15][16][17] and generally African politics.[18][19] He has taught sociology, anthropology, and communication studies at universities in Cameroon and Botswana. According to the South African National Research Foundation, he is a professor and researcher with a B1 rating (NRF). He is the chair of the editorial board of Langaa Research and Publishing Center in Bamenda (2005)[20][21] and has served as Editorial Board Chair for the South African Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Press (2011-2019).[4][5][6]

#RhodesMustFall

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Nyamnjoh books include #RhodesMustFall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa,[22] This book, which is built on his previous book Insiders and outsiders: Citizenship and xenophobia in contemporary Southern Africa (2005), is a book on citizenship, rights, and entitlements in post-apartheid South Africa demonstrates how racism and its advantages still exist and that the field has not been levelled as some have assumed. It examines the issue of race in a culture still troubled by the lingering effects of apartheid, inequality, and attitudes of inferiority and inadequacy among the majority black population via the regular interactions and experiences of university students and lecturers where due to the ongoing renewal and addition of circles of privilege to a complex and long history of the growth of black sorrow, black voices and concerns in education are usually ignored.[23] These problems are discussed against the backdrop of organised student protests that are roiling the nation's campuses and calling for change under the banner of "Black Lives Matter." This thorough examination of the Rhodes Must Fall campaign raises interesting concerns regarding the benefits and drawbacks of exclusionary definitions of belonging due to its multifaceted complexity.[24][25] What might the modern quick-footed makwerekwere from Africa north of the Limpopo possibly have in common with the big imperialist of the past like the stripling Uitlander or foreigner Sir Cecil John Rhodes? According to Nyamnjoh, the solution lies in how human movement constantly pushes the limits of citizenship.[26][27][28]

Awards and honours

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Nyamnjoh received the "Senior Arts Researcher of the Year" award in 2003.[4][5] Nyamnjoh was given the University of Cape Town Excellence Award in October 2012 in recognition of his "exceptional contribution as a professor in the Faculty of Humanities", an award renewed in 2017 and again in 2022. In September 2021, he was elected as a fellow by the College of Fellows of the University of Cape Town, in recognition of his research.[4][5] #RhodesMustFall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa[22] won the 2018 ASAUK Fage & Oliver Prize for the best monograph, he was recipient of the annual "ASU African Hero 2013" award from the African Students Union at Ohio University,[29] the 2014 Eko Prize for African Literature.[30][31]

Nyamnjoh was elected a Fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences in 2011, the African Academy of Sciences in 2014,[6] a fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa in 2016, [4] and an International Fellow of the British Academy in 2024.[2]

Selected books

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Scholia has a profile for Francis B. Nyamnjoh (Q71649506).

References

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  1. ^ "Nyamnjoh, Francis B. 1961-". Libris (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  2. ^ a b "AUT - Úplné zobrazení záznamu". aleph.nkp.cz. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. ^ "Nyamnjoh, Francis B. 1961- (Francis Beng Nyamnjoh) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Professor Francis B. Nyamnjoh". MIDEQ - Migration for Diversity and Equality. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Professor Francis B Nyamnjoh".
  6. ^ a b c "Nyamnjoh Francis B. | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. ^ "Francis Nyamnjoh". The Conversation. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  8. ^ "Francis Nyamnjoh". Francis Nyamnjoh. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  9. ^ "African Books Collective: Francis B. Nyamnjoh". www.africanbookscollective.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  10. ^ Konings, Piet; Nyamnjoh, Francis B. (June 1997). "The Anglophone Problem in Cameroon". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 35 (2): 207–229. doi:10.1017/S0022278X97002401 (inactive 2024-11-13). hdl:1887/4616. ISSN 1469-7777. S2CID 145801145.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  11. ^ Nyamnjoh, Francis; Rowlands, Michael (July 1998). "Elite associations and the politics of belonging in Cameroon". Africa. 68 (3): 320–337. doi:10.2307/1161252. ISSN 1750-0184. JSTOR 1161252. S2CID 145424119.
  12. ^ Konings, Piet; Nyamnjoh, Francis Beng (2003-01-01). Negotiating an Anglophone Identity: A Study of the Politics of Recognition and Representation in Cameroon. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-13295-5.
  13. ^ "CAMEROON: A COUNTRY UNITED BY ETHNIC AMBITION AND DIFFERENCE". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  14. ^ "Entertaining repression: Music and politics in postcolonial Cameroon". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  15. ^ Nyamnjoh, Francis B. (December 2002). "Local Attitudes towards Citizenship and Foreigners in Botswana: An Appraisal of Recent Press Stories". Journal of Southern African Studies. 28 (4): 755–775. doi:10.1080/0305707022000043502. ISSN 0305-7070. S2CID 144778901.
  16. ^ Nyamnjoh, Francis B. (July 2003). "Chieftaincy and the Negotiation of Might and Right in Botswana Democracy". Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 21 (2): 233–250. doi:10.1080/02589000305447. ISSN 0258-9001. S2CID 153444057.
  17. ^ Mogalakwe, Monageng; Nyamnjoh, Francis (2017-01-02). "Botswana at 50: democratic deficit, elite corruption and poverty in the midst of plenty". Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 35 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1080/02589001.2017.1286636. ISSN 0258-9001. S2CID 157883961.
  18. ^ Nyamnjoh, Francis B. (August 2012). "Blinded by Sight: Divining the Future of Anthropology in Africa". Africa Spectrum. 47 (2–3): 63–92. doi:10.1177/000203971204702-304. ISSN 0002-0397. S2CID 143283428.
  19. ^ Karlström, Mikael (2004-12-01). "Modernity and Its Aspirants: Moral Community and Developmental Eutopianism in Buganda". Current Anthropology. 45 (5): 595–619. doi:10.1086/423974. ISSN 0011-3204. S2CID 142751147.
  20. ^ "Desire for knowledge – Langaa and publishing in Africa". University World News. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  21. ^ RPCIG, Langaa (2021-03-03). "Distinguished International Lecture by Prof. Francis B. Nyamnjoh gave at Kobe University on the Drinking from the Cosmic Gourd book". Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  22. ^ a b Nyamnjoh, Francis B. (2016). #RhodesMustFall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa. Langaa RPCIG. doi:10.2307/j.ctvmd84n8. ISBN 978-9956-763-16-0. JSTOR j.ctvmd84n8.
  23. ^ Nyamnjoh, Francis B. (2006). Insiders and Outsiders: Citizenship and Xenophobia in Contemporary Southern Africa. Zed Books. ISBN 978-1-84277-677-3.
  24. ^ A Case for Convivial Scholarship: Inspiration from #RhodesMustFall by Prof Francis B Nyamnjoh, retrieved 2022-12-16
  25. ^ Francis B. Nyamnjoh: #RhodesMustFall, retrieved 2022-12-16
  26. ^ B, Nyamnjoh, Francis (2016-04-18). #RhodesMustFall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa. Langaa RPCIG. ISBN 978-9956-763-16-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ "Francis Nyamnjoh, 'Fiction and Reality of Mobility in Africa'". Francis Nyamnjoh. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  28. ^ Francis Nyamnjoh: 'Cecil John Rhodes: The Uitlander and Makwerekwere with a Missionary Zeal', retrieved 2022-12-16
  29. ^ "Prof. Nyamnjoh: ASU Africa Hero 2013". Francis Nyamnjoh. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  30. ^ "Prof. Francis Nyamnjoh Wins 2014 Eko Literature Prize".
  31. ^ RPCIG, Langaa (2018-11-11). "The winner of the 2018 Fage and Oliver Prize is Francis B Nyamnjoh". Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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