Ethnicity, Food, and Politics: the Example of the Yasa in the Cameroonian South Province

Ethnicity, Food, and Politics: the Example of the Yasa in the Cameroonian South Province

In Cameroon, ethnicity is present in food as well as in anthroponymy. Neighbou- ring populations use it to auto-identify themselves and to indicate their spatial settlement. The 'leaves'eaters', the 'crabs'eaters' and the '"fruits de l'arbre à pain"-...

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Main Author: Flavien Tiokou Ndonko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1993-03-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/5781
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spelling doaj-decc2e4fd86648529d69af876ce355f22020-11-24T21:16:53ZengGents Afrika Platform, Afrika BrugAfrika Focus0772-084X0772-084X1993-03-0191-210.21825/af.v9i1-2.57815781Ethnicity, Food, and Politics: the Example of the Yasa in the Cameroonian South ProvinceFlavien Tiokou Ndonko0YanoundeIn Cameroon, ethnicity is present in food as well as in anthroponymy. Neighbou- ring populations use it to auto-identify themselves and to indicate their spatial settlement. The 'leaves'eaters', the 'crabs'eaters' and the '"fruits de l'arbre à pain"-eaters' live together in peace on the Coast of the country by assuming their ethnicity. They even take over new political and administrative structures as guide mark in self presentation. Even the political power who officially tries to 'erase' ethnicity is not able to compose without it. Ethnicity has become a political strategy and is being mobilized or demobilized to balance or control the power. KEY WORDS: Ethnicity, food, politics, space, stereotypehttps://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/5781
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description In Cameroon, ethnicity is present in food as well as in anthroponymy. Neighbou- ring populations use it to auto-identify themselves and to indicate their spatial settlement. The 'leaves'eaters', the 'crabs'eaters' and the '"fruits de l'arbre à pain"-eaters' live together in peace on the Coast of the country by assuming their ethnicity. They even take over new political and administrative structures as guide mark in self presentation. Even the political power who officially tries to 'erase' ethnicity is not able to compose without it. Ethnicity has become a political strategy and is being mobilized or demobilized to balance or control the power. KEY WORDS: Ethnicity, food, politics, space, stereotype
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