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Wendy James was a British social anthropologist whose research centered on the Uduk-speaking people of the Blue Nile region and the Sudan-Ethiopian borderlands. Her books Kwanim Pa, The Listening Ebony, and War and Survival in Sudan’s Frontierlands combine ethnography with historical analysis of identity, religion, moral knowledge, war, and displacement. She also wrote on the history and theory of anthropology and taught at Oxford, where she was Professor of Social Anthropology.
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Who were the Uduk studied by Wendy James?
The Uduk are a people living in the Blue Nile region around the Sudan-Ethiopian borderlands. James studied their social organization, religious life, history, and strategies for surviving prolonged insecurity.
What is Kwanim Pa by Wendy James?
Kwanim Pa: The Making of the Uduk People was published in 1979. It is an ethnographic study of Uduk identity and survival in the Sudan-Ethiopian borderlands. [British Academy](https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/profiles/wendy-james-FBA/)
What does The Listening Ebony examine?
The Listening Ebony: Moral Knowledge, Religion and Power among the Uduk of Sudan was published in 1988. It analyzes how moral reasoning, religious ideas, and political power operate in Uduk society.
What is War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands about?
War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands: Voices from the Blue Nile, published in 2007, follows the consequences of conflict and displacement for Uduk communities. It also examines how people maintain social links across borders and continents.
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