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Articles by Michael Schnegg
When sharing becomes shameful: atmospheres of class formation in Namibia
Introduction Asking for food when in need is common and positively valued in Namibian communities, where almost everyone shares with almost everyone else. Such exchanges are typically initiated by the receiver and are described as situations in which everyone has the right to take (Peterson 1993; Schnegg 2015; Widlok 2013; 2017; Widlok & Tadesse 2005). Allowing others to take ensures one is protected against future scarcity and contributes to group cohesion.
Collective Loneliness: theorizing Emotions as Atmospheres
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Collective Loneliness: theorizing Emotions as Atmospheres Autores: Michael Schnegg Localización: Current anthropology: A world journal of the sciences of man, ISSN 0011-3204, Nº. 2, 2025, págs. 206-231 Idioma: inglés Enlaces Texto completo Resumen Damara pastoralists experience January as !Ūke-ai (collective loneliness). This is also how they experience the time after a drought.
Culture as response
INTRODUCTION What is this? This is one of the most common questions we ask our interlocutors, and it is a theoretical concern, too. What appears in our worlds and how do we make those appearances meaningful?
Rural boredom: atmospheres of blocked promises
I had not seen Charles1 for some time. A man in his thirties, he was the son of one of my closest research partners in the Namibian community of Fransfontein in which I work. Charles's body was big and strong, and in the heat of the arid environment, he moved slowly. We spoke in his language, Khoekhoegowab. ‘Why are you still here voluntarily, Michael? This place is so ǀowesa [boring] that I would have left long ago’,2 he said. ‘Can't you open a gym?’, he continued.
Wenn mit dem Klimawandel die Elefanten ins Dorf kommen
20.11.18 Wissenschaft Wenn mit dem Klimawandel die Elefanten ins Dorf kommen Elefanten an einem Wasserreservoir in einer Siedlung in Namibia. Foto: Elsemi Olwage Im Süden Afrikas zwingt anhaltende Dürre auch Elefanten zu verzweifelten Maßnahmen. Naturschutz ist umso wichtiger. Wir hörten das Donnern schon kilometerweit entfernt. Eine Herde Afrikanischer Elefanten näherte sich dem kleinen Dorf in Namibia, in dem ich während meiner Forschungsaufenthalte lebe. Normalerweise meiden Elefanten die Dörfer.
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