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The Poetics of Relationality: Mobility, Naming, and Sociability in Southeastern Senegal by Nikolas Sweet a Dissertation Submitte The Poetics of Relationality: Mobility, Naming, and Sociability in Southeastern Senegal By Nikolas Sweet A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Anthropology) in the University of Michigan 2019 Doctoral Committee Professor Judith Irvine, chair Associate Professor Michael Lempert Professor Mike McGovern Professor Barbra Meek Professor Derek Peterson Nikolas Sweet [email protected] ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3957-2888 © 2019 Nikolas Sweet This dissertation is dedicated to Doba and to the people of Taabe. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The field work conducted for this dissertation was made possible with generous support from the National Science Foundation’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, the Wenner-Gren Foundation’s Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and the University of Michigan Rackham International Research Award. Many thanks also to the financial support from the following centers and institutes at the University of Michigan: The African Studies Center, the Department of Anthropology, Rackham Graduate School, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Mellon Institute, and the International Institute. I wish to thank Senegal’s Ministère de l'Education et de la Recherche for authorizing my research in Kédougou. I am deeply grateful to the West African Research Center (WARC) for hosting me as a scholar and providing me a welcoming center in Dakar. I would like to thank Mariane Wade, in particular, for her warmth and support during my intermittent stays in Dakar. This research can be seen as a decades-long interest in West Africa that began in the Peace Corps in 2006-2009. I feel unable to properly express gratitude for the hospitality, openness, and care that I witnessed in over a decade of living in Senegal. I would like to begin by thanking those individuals who welcomed me with unyielding patience in my first years in Senegal as a Peace Corps Volunteer. To the entire 06 stage, thank you for the adventure, curiosity, and community. To all of the PCVs in Kedougou, thank you for making this a time of discovery and joy even in hard times. To Robyn d’Avignon, so many thanks for a lifetime of mutual curiosity and good stories. To Matt McLaughlin, thank you for all of the adventures and a iii deep sense of curiosity. Steve Wood has been a partner in continuing to build community over the long term. Many heartfelt thanks go out to Kay Stones, Jordan Welty, Andy Jondahl, Amy Truong, Roxy O’Connell. Also thanks to Alexa Shaw, Micah Thomas, Jed Fix, Travis Ferland, and Sarah Lee. During my research, many good times were had with Mike LaChance and Anna French. The Peace Corps staff were generous, open, and dedicated: I would like to thank Mark Gizzi, Bamba Fall, Chris Hedrick, Karim Diallo, and all those instructors who helped me in my first months. Properly thanking my friends and interlocutors in Kedougou region would require another dissertation. My time in Kedougou all began with my host family from the neck of the river, the Kantes. To Bintou, my sister, thank you so much for what you have taught me over these years. To all of you in Dande Maayo, Ousmane, Fatima, Dioukou, Mamadou, Ami, Mami, Sali, and Mory, thank you for opening your home to me. This research would not have been possible without the support of the incredible people of Taabe. Deep thanks go to Samba, Sakamsa, Ben Idi, Mumini, Ruby, Wurije, Adama, for making the hirnaannge a home. Deep gratitude goes to all heads of households and families of Taabe for making my research on the plateau possible. To Doba (koto) and his family, I give the deepest thanks for these many years of friendship. Words cannot express. I am endebted to Harouna and Khadiatou for so many evenings of laughter, and companionship. Many thanks to Ibrahima, Fatou, Aicha, Kadet Boye, and Oumar in Kedougou. I think of you all every day and I am forever changed. So many wonderful conversations, sunsets, fastings, work parties, plantings—my mind continually returns to you all. Many thanks to the kola nut sellers and merchants of Kedougou’s downtown market. In the beginning, you taught me deep Pular and made the busy market feel like a home. To iv Alhoussainey, Thierno Ibrahima, Alpha Oumar, Boubacar, Siradio, Ablaye, and so many others, thank you for so many pleasant afternoons under a sunshade. I have continually returned to Senegal because I met so many remarkable people. Daouda Mbaye, I am constantly in awe of the depth of your vision and wisdom. Thank you for your keen instruction in Wolof, and most of all friendship and support all of these years. I would like to thank also karamoko an, Waly Cissokho, Oumar Sall, for his steadfast friendship, and Famakhan Dembele for opening up the wonderful community of Radio Communautaire to me. I thank Ibrahima Ba for his friendship and for always making sure my time in Senegal is well lit. To Bocar, many thanks for so many years of deep conversations in so many cities. Djiby Diallo, thanks for the relaxing evenings chatting in your new home. To Hassana Hedrick, it has been a pleasure to spend time with you and your family in Kedougou. Eyerikan mban to the Bindias and Biesses of baawo Corps de la Paix. Kali Americain, Tonton Kali, Bebe, Jimmy, Odette, Taki, Marie Christine, and Ipene many thanks for your hospitality and all of the warmth. To Alexi, Michel, Barthelemy, Gerard, Olivier, and company, may we have many more feasts in the future together—your companionship brought me so much joy and comfort. To Kebe and Kadet, thank you for the laughs and the hospitality ley fello. To Mamoudou Djembe, you have brought so much awe into my life, roommate! Adama Diaby has remained an insightful interlocutor, and a keen witness to changes in Kedougou region. Analyzing the quick back and forth of everyday talk was a difficult and a humbling task. Mamadou “Vieux” Diallo is not only a lifelong friend, but was also an exceptional research assistant, helping with translations and providing useful analyses of complicated material. Thanks also to Ousmane: I finally made it to your village. Many thanks to Abdou Salam Diallo, who helped lay the bricks for the research station. v Mama und Papa, vielen Dank für ein Leben voller Wunder und Streben, ich habe euch so lieb. Although my time in Senegal brought me to spend many months and even years abroad, the long times I’ve been able to spend with family has made it all possible. Many thanks to my brother, Matthias Sweet for timely advice and a lifetime of support. Many thanks to Karen, Lucas, and Ellie for good times and much needed visits away. I am so happy to have you all in my life. This intellectual journey began for me in the French Department at Virginia Tech, where I learned that French in l’hexagon was merely the tip of the iceberg. Many thanks to Sharon Johnson and Richard Shryock, who set me upon my path, and also to Fabrice Teulon and Janell Watson. Medoune Gueye first introduced me to the rich world of African cinema and la Francophonie. To Peter Stirling and Laura Burke, thank you for making me feel at home in yours, and for keeping Kedougou alive for me even in North America. To Babacar and Kine, many thanks for making Yoff a place of joy and refuge. Babs, many thanks for your wisdom and thoughtfulness over these years. Kine, you are the best and I often dream of your thieboudienne. Many thanks go out to Mayacine and to the entire community of Daara Yacine for their kindness and generosity over these years. Periods of recuperation in Dakar were made possible by Elke Schmidt, who opened her home and the WTBD community to me. Liz Conner and Megan Fettig brought to me a joy of teaching—I am deeply grateful for the time I was able to learn and share with you. To Judith Irvine, who served as a supportive chair for me at the University of Michigan, I owe my career as a scholar. Her continued support and keen counsel have opened me to a world of meaning. To my committee, Michael Lempert, Mike McGovern, Barbra Meek, and Derek Peterson, I thank you for pushing me intellectually and for supporting me through these vi formative years. Many thanks to Butch Ware, whose presence reminded me that this work is also an ethical striving and a humbling opportunity. The University of Michigan is the home of a very vibrant intellectual community who have all deeply informed my work: many thanks to Webb Keane, Gillian Feeley-Harnik, Erik Mueggler, Andrew Shryock, Bruce Mannheim, Henry Wright, Thomas Trautmann, Kelly Askew, Jason De Leon, Kriszti Fehervary, Matt Hull, and Alaina Lemon. Sally Thomason and Marlyse Baptista graciously welcomed me into the field of linguistics, making it a happy intellectual adventure. Many thanks also to John Mitani, Stuart Kirsch, and Tom Fricke for making my office a happy place to come to work. I had the pleasure of teaching with Thomas Chivens and Andrew Shryock. Holly Peters-Golden, who practices the art of relational teachingm was a particular mentor to me, and I am deeply grateful to her pedagogy and humanity. I appreciate the support of Fiona McLaughlin who hosted me and shared with me her amazing community in Dakar. To the 2011 anthropology cohort, in particular, thank you for cultivating a compassionate and loving community in Ann Arbor. I am so proud of the community we built: Drew Haxby, Alexandr Sklyar, Cheryl Yin, Courtney Cottrell, Travis Williams, Maire Malone, Aaron Sandel, Allison Caine, Heyeon Lee, Laura Yakas, Cyrus O’Brien, Chelsea Fisher, and Anna Antoniou.
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