Abstract
This afterword is not a direct response to individual essays; it is instead a response to the spirit of the ‘Afrinesia’ experiment as a whole. It is prompted by a desire to imagine a return on the goodwill of the contributors to this special issue: Africanists thinking through the lessons and limits of Melanesian anthropology. In considering what Melanesianists might gain from thinking through Africanist anthropology, I speculate on potential openings. This includes an appreciation of the way that the experiment produces an effect of conventionality in the (Melanesianist) reader.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cutting and Connecting |
| Subtitle of host publication | 'Afrinesian' Perspectives on Networks, Relationality, and Exchange |
| Editors | Christian Myhre |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Berghahn |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-78533-264-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-78533-263-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |