David Meetom: Interpreting, Power and the Risks of Intermediation in the Initial Phase of German Colonial Rule in Cameroon
| Autor: | Ulrike Schaper |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Institutionalisation media_common.quotation_subject 0507 social and economic geography Development Colonialism computer.software_genre 050701 cultural studies German Intermediary State (polity) 0601 history and archaeology Sociology media_common Government 060102 archaeology 05 social sciences Languages of Africa 06 humanities and the arts language.human_language Law Political economy Political Science and International Relations language computer Interpreter |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 44:752-776 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9329 0308-6534 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03086534.2016.1229259 |
| Popis: | David Meetom, a Duala subchief, was an important interpreter in the coastal region of Cameroon at the beginning of German rule, which was shaped by colonial officials’ lack of language skills, the colonial state’s low level of institutionalisation, its necessity to rely on intermediaries, and tensions within Duala society. In this circumstances, new opportunities opened up to those who had knowledge of a colonial language. The article examines Meetom’s actions as an interpreter, broker and intermediary between colonial and African languages, authorities and interests. It covers his actions from his informal participation in negotiations between African and German authorities, to his work as official government interpreter, to a trial in which he was accused of having exceeded his authority before finally being shot fleeing German authorities. For Meetom, the consequences of his intermediary position veered between being personally advantageous and disadvantageous. His work held potential for confl... |
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