From Crisis to Upward Mobility: Urban Informality in Fictions of Lagos and Johannesburg
Stories of the slum in African contexts often depict deprivation and dispossessed realities; the term ‘slum’ itself has been criticized for its emphasis on dystopic urban futures. The concept of subaltern urbanism, as outlined by Ananya Roy, goes beyond notions of dystopia, enabling more nuanced ex...
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| Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/762 |