What is it about?
The article uses examples from the pre-colonial Kongo Kingdom to show that changes over time and shifting power relations are important characteristics for understanding gestures in their social context.
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Why is it important?
The article takes a historical approach to gesture, showing how the same gestures are redefined over time
Perspectives
As this article is both a historical study and one based in Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo), it stands out from most gesture studies.
Yolanda Covington-Ward
University of Pittsburgh
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This page is a summary of: Temporality, social interaction, and power in an anthropology of gesture, Gesture, December 2019, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/gest.19021.cov.
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