Naming is a powerful indicator and creator of identity and social stratification, as well as location of bodies in a society.
Tag: The Culture of Naming
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Naming as a Cultural and Political Metaphor
The name one is given does not merely identify him/her in space and time; it also reflects the social relationships, power distribution and attitudinal orientation of people in a discourse community.
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Introduction to the Inaugural Special Issue of The Nairobi Reader
Distinguished academics, daring intellectuals and promising new voices who may not have been published in such a magazine or who may not be known to many people in social, cultural and literary spaces share a common home in this collection to reflect on the timeless, if rhetorical, question, “What’s in a name?”