AO: This is the response by Hecht to van Sittert's initial critique of her work. There are a great number of interesting dimensions that arise from analyzing this exchange especially with regards to assumptions about "good" ethical scholarship in/for Africa and also the role of scholarly infrastructure in fostering and facilitating discussion.
Anonymous, "Hecht, Gabrielle. 2014. “Communications.” The American Historical Review 119 (1): 300–303. ", contributed by Angela Okune, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 7 August 2018, accessed 16 April 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/hecht-gabrielle-2014-“communications”-american-historical-review-119-1-300–303
Critical Commentary
AO: This is the response by Hecht to van Sittert's initial critique of her work. There are a great number of interesting dimensions that arise from analyzing this exchange especially with regards to assumptions about "good" ethical scholarship in/for Africa and also the role of scholarly infrastructure in fostering and facilitating discussion.