An extimate atlas of Cameroon

About the lecture

The talk uses eight images of places in Cameroon as a way to reflect on the twists and turns Professor Page’s research has taken over the last 25 years. The aim is not to show that there is a logical sequence connecting these different pieces of thinking, but instead to offer retrospective reflections on his memories of the broader endeavour.

To help with this Ben uses the ideas of ‘extimacy’ and ‘masquerade’, which both seek to unsettle the relationships between outsides, insides, and emotional connections. He concludes that any lucid moments of understanding in this research usually come from learning with or from Cameroonians, and showing more respect for that generosity and trust is something he can productively do to contribute to repairing and deracializing knowledge production.

About the speaker

Ben Page has worked in the Department of Geography at UCL since 2002. Before that, he studied at Cranfield University and the University of Oxford. He worked briefly as a water engineer in Cameroon in the mid-1990s, and has undertaken social research there ever since.

He is a specialist in the field of ‘Migration and Development’ and is a member of UCL’s Migration Research Unit.

Inaugural Lecture Series 2023/24

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