Parasites, Invention, and Grace: Taking Turns in a Streetcorner Bureaucracy

Michael Degani analyzes the styles of work and conflict amongst electrical contractors who congregate across the street from a power utility office in urban Tanzania. Michael Degani (University of Cambridge) explores the balance of entrepreneurial hustle and bureaucratic order their long-running streetcorner bureau strikes. Edited and hosted by Peyton Cherry This was a departmental seminar at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography in the 2022-23 academic year. The recordings were only possible thanks to a team dedicated staff and students from The School: Executive Producers: Eben Kirksey and Stanley Ulijaszek Producer: Jacob Evans Sound Design: Seb Antoine Sound Recorders: Xinyuan (Connie) Wang and Jacob Evans

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Parasites, Invention, and Grace: Taking Turns in a Streetcorner Bureaucracy is an episode from Anthropology by Oxford University.

This episode is 56:08 long.

This episode was published on Oct 2, 2023.

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