Where does one draw the line between the personal and the professional in the fieldwork context? Is the researcher self the same as the ‘normal’ self? And I write ‘normal’ in quotation marks because what is ‘normal’ and what is ‘not normal’ about the self? How much entanglements do we engage in as researchers between … Continue reading Namib Notes IV: When the field becomes personal and the personal becomes the field
Mama You gave me life You were here You left a mark Here in my heart You loved You were loved You held me I will hold you Here in my heart Mama You breathed Now no more You saw Now no more You danced Now no more You smiled Now no more You laughed … Continue reading Here in my heart: an ode to my mother
Chickens! Chickens!! Chickens!!! They are such wonderful creatures and you can spend days just observing them. As a friend noted the other day, it's good that we had these ladies here ahead of time to keep us occupied when the lockdown came in. They have kept us engaged through their antics and kept us protein-feed … Continue reading The 3 Chickenteers: Cheetah, Zonnetje & Dino-Tok tok
Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong 