‘Playing soldiers’: the truppenspieler movement among the herero of Namibia, 1915 to ca. 1945

Werner, W.

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“…More on their case, in Papastephanou ( 2015 ). between 1904 and 1907) (Werner 1990 ) escape the confi nes of Bhabha's above exemplarity since their case does not involve the movement that Bhabha (otherwise rightly) politicizes and the relativization of local affect that, as we will see below, Bhabha exalts. Thus, one wonders whether Bhabha's exemplarity is not closer to Nussbaum's than Bhabha might be prepared to acknowledge.…”

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“…Does the freedom of the complex affect come about in the same way in the case of refugees and in the case of migrants? What about the Ovaherero mentioned above, for whom the memory of the suffered genocide and its pending, unfulfi lled recognition (and concomitant compensation) has strengthened their sense of collective belonging (Werner 1990 ) instead of relativizing it?…”

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Cosmopolitanism: Educational, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives

Papastephanou¹

2016

Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education

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Scope of the Series Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education signifi es new directionsand possibilities out of a traditional fi eld of philosophy and education. Around the globe, exciting scholarship that breaks down and reformulates traditions in the humanities and social sciences is being created in the fi eld of education scholarship. This series provides a venue for publication by education scholars whose work refl ect the dynamic and experimental qualities that characterize today's academy.The series associates philosophy and theory not exclusively with a cognitive interest (to know, to defi ne, to order) or an evaluative interest (to judge, to impose criteria of validity) but also with an experimental and attentive attitude which is characteristic for exercises in thought that try to fi nd out how to move in the present and how to deal with the actual spaces and times, the different languages and practices of education and its transformations around the globe. It addresses the need to draw on thought across all sorts of borders and counts amongst its elements the following: the valuing of diverse processes of inquiry; an openness to various forms of communication, knowledge, and understanding; a willingness to always continue experimentation that incorporates debate and critique; and an application of this spirit, as implied above, to the institutions and issues of education.Authors for the series come not only from philosophy of education but also from curriculum studies and critical theory, social sciences theory, and humanities theory in education. The series incorporates volumes that are trans-and inner-disciplinary.The audience for the series includes academics, professionals and students in the fi elds of educational thought and theory, philosophy and social theory, and critical scholarship.More information about this series at

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Cosmopolitanism: Educational, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives

Papastephanou¹

2016

Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education

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“…People drilled, swore, drank excessively and aped the German soldiers (cited in Werner 1990). People drilled, swore, drank excessively and aped the German soldiers (cited in Werner 1990).…”

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NamibianKiche Duits: The Making (and Decline) of a Neo-African Language

Deumert

2009

J Ger Ling

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This paper provides the first overview of the history, sociolinguistics, and structures of NamibianKiche Duits(lit. “kitchen German”), which is today a dying contact variety. The analysis draws on archival records, colonial publications, and memoirs, as well as over 120 sociolinguistic interviews conducted in 2000. Early varieties of NamibianKiche Duitsemerged from 1900 under German colonial rule. The language was used primarily for inter-ethnic communication within the work context. However, speakers also “crossed” playfully intoKiche Duitsin a number of within-group speech genres (competition games, scolding, banter, etc.), thus appropriating the colonial language—alongside cultural borrowings (Truppenspieler, “traditional” dress)—for new in-group practices. These within-group uses contributed to the linguistic stabilization of the language as well as the formation of new (post-)colonial (neo-African) identities.*

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“…Not surprisingly, therefore, missionaries sought to impose their ideas regarding the manner in which funerals were to be conducted. Thus, Missionary Werner flatly refused to take part in the reinterment of Samuel Maharero in 1923, on the grounds that the funeral service and everything 30 VEMA, RMG 2533c, Windhoek 1929-1945 In attempting to stake a claim, Meinerts Monats Magazin, No. 3, Jahrgang l, pp.…”

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“…They arrived in the short kilts of Scottish highlanders and one proudly wore a black, white and red sash. Such copying may appear childish to us; they are, however, for those who look further, proof that here a people is awakening, is 24 For a fine introduction to the otruppe see Werner (1990). 25 Namibian National Archives Windhoek (hereafter: NNAW), SWAA 432 A.50/59 Native Affairs, Drilling by Native Truppenspielers.…”

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Flags, funerals and fanfares: Herero and missionary contestations of the acceptable, 1900-1940

Gewald¹

2002

Journal of African Cultural Studies

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The article describes the contested relationship that existed between Herero people and German missionaries in Namibia between 1900 and 1940. 1t On a wintry Sunday morning in 1927, a missionary working in the small settlement of Otjimbingwe in Namibia found his early-morning devotional ministrations rudely disturbed by the stridently noisy arrival of a football team from the neighbouring town of Karibib. Borne on trucks bearing flags in the 'colours of the Ethiopian freedom movement' and singing songs, the young men and their supporters began a boisterous day of competition, and ensured that the missionary had but a paltry few church attendants. As the shouts, cries, thumps and cheers wafted in from the soccer pitch, the missionary doggedly sought to continue conducting his Sunday services. Later it was with disgust that the missionary noted in his diary that it had been in particular the 'progressive youth' within the community who had participated in the day's events.

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‘Playing soldiers’: the truppenspieler movement among the herero of Namibia, 1915 to ca. 1945

Cited by 65 publications

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Cosmopolitanism: Educational, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives

Cosmopolitanism: Educational, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives

NamibianKiche Duits: The Making (and Decline) of a Neo-African Language

Flags, funerals and fanfares: Herero and missionary contestations of the acceptable, 1900-1940

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