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La chance: Uncertainty, Knowledge Production and Gameplay among University Graduates in Bamako, Mali
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Abstract The concept of la chance accounts for everyday knowledge production in uncertain contexts in Bamako, Mali, where university graduates constitute an educational elite strongest affected by unemployment. Graduates know that la chance decides whether they succeed or fail. Susann Ludwig shows that this ... view more
The concept of la chance accounts for everyday knowledge production in uncertain contexts in Bamako, Mali, where university graduates constitute an educational elite strongest affected by unemployment. Graduates know that la chance decides whether they succeed or fail. Susann Ludwig shows that this concept embodies common sense as much as it offers the possibility of the extraordinary. Graduates play "the game of la chance", in which success is defined by a continuation of play rather than an end goal. Providing an explorative experience to the reader, this study accounts for the elusiveness of la chance in the Bamako context and beyond.... view less
Keywords
neoliberalism; science; ethnology; economy; cultural anthropology; economic sociology; Africa; Mali; knowledge production
Classification
Sociology of Economics
Free Keywords
Chance; Gameplay; University Graduates; Uncertainty
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
252 p.
Series
Culture and Social Practice
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839469897
ISSN
2703-0032
ISBN
978-3-8394-6989-7
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed