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AbstractAnthropological theories on culture feed public and private organizations and institutions. The UNESCO's recent convention on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage illustrates well this relationship. Many critical thoughts confirm the relevance of an anthropological observatory about the current enthusiasm for patrimonializing living culture which, in many cases, is associated to a politic appropriation. This paper is mainly concerned with minorities whose practices, reflecting their common identity, tend to be appropriated for other purposes than the recognition of their contribution to society. This demonstration is based on the case of West-andalusian Gypsies and the institutional promotion of a plural and undifferentiated flamenco, associated to a Muslim inspiration.

Keywords: Giguère, patrimoine immatériel, culture, UNESCO, minorités, Espagne, institution, Gitan, flamenco, Giguère, intangible heritage, culture, UNESCO, minority, Spain, institution, Gypsy, flamenco, Giguère, patrimonio inmaterial, cultura, UNESCO, minorías, España, institución, Gitano, flamenco

In Totemism (1962, in French Totemism Today) Lévi-Strauss was convinced to achieve and close one of the major controversies in anthropology (and anthropology of religion) on a conceptual category whose consistency and transcultural relevance have been harshly discussed. The pioneer of structuralism in anthropology made a significant shift from an approach focusing on the alleged universal features of totemic cults, toward the structural analysis of classification properties and dualist organizations. He consequently discredited the issue of totemism and attempted to dissolve the concept itself. But almost half a century after the first edition, Totemism did not actually remove from the main concept « totemism » its heuristic potential. This paper finally points at some of the new uses of a concept the rebirth of which is discreet, but meaningful.

Keywords: Obadia, totémisme, Lévi-Strauss, structuralisme, catégories, animisme, Obadia, Totemism, Lévi-Strauss, Structuralism, Categories, Animism, Obadia, totemismo, Lévi-Strauss, estructuralismo, categorías, animismo

This article looks at the new forms and practices of youth literature that are spreading on the Web. In a context where “anonymous [young] voices” seek to build a literary world far from the traditional canons, a study of the Webtoon France platform, belonging to the Naver Corporation group, which is unexpectedly successful among young readers, was carried out. Based on a semiological analysis of this immaterial space, this study attempts to understand how Webtoon France influences the production of creators and orientates young people's reading, which has been declining for several years. It is also an attempt to see how the school institution can make teenagers aware of this “participative culture” disseminated on the Web that they are particularly fond of.

Keywords: littérature jeunesse, pratiques culturelles, lecture, didactique, Hallyu, Webtoon, youth literature, cultural practices, reading, didactic, Hallyu, Webtoon

Among the significant socio-cultural repercussions of epidemics is their memorialization and commemoration through objects, devices, discourses and rituals. This is particularly true in the case of HIV/AIDS, where the strategies employed have made use of digital tools to amplify the representations and experiences linked to this tragic event. In line with the perspective opened up by this work, this article aims to analyze the digital modalities and forms rapidly put in place in the wake of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, based on a corpus of sites and photographs indexed on the Internet. The online memorials identified were inspired by, but renewed, models already developed in the case of HIV/AIDS. The photographic corpus reveals a wide variety of memorial installations (permanent, semi-permanent or temporary) and material supports that present continuities and breaks with the systems favoured in previous epidemics.

Keywords: COVID-19, mort, mémorialisation, Internet, mémoriaux virtuels, photographies, installations mémorielles, COVID-19, muerte, rememoración, Internet, memoriales virtuales, fotografías, instalaciones conmemorativas

Located on one of the most heavily trafficked sea routes in the world, the Horn of Africa is central to the Belt and Road Initiative (bri) in Africa, as evidenced by the flood of construction contracts for port and rail infrastructure in the region. In this article, we reverse the perspective and analyze the strategy of local actors using the concept of extraversion. The countries in the region do not see themselves as being subjected to an asymmetrical relationship with China. On the contrary, the asymmetry is accepted, and even serves as a mode of action for local governments. We focus especially on the relations between China, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, which are based on an economic and political partnership. The bri reinforces a regional order centred around Ethiopian regional power.

Keywords: Belt and Road Initiative, Corne de l'Afrique, Éthiopie, Djibouti, Kenya, Stratégie d'extraversion, Belt and Road Initiative, Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, extraversion strategy, Belt and Road Initiative, Cuerno de África, Etiopía, Djibouti, Kenia, estrategia de extroversión

Black Power and revolutionary icon of the seventies, Angela Davis is a key figure in activism and feminism who is still engaged in the battle for social justice. This article aims to outline this radical intellectual's place in American Black feminism. Indeed, Angela Davis has been more apt to define herself as a Black revolutionary or a Communist than as a « Black feminist ». Nevertheless, her writings, inextricably tied to her struggles, have participated in the affirmation of Black feminism, which we demonstrate by analyzing her autobiography and her research on Black women. Davis has been a source of inspiration for the Black Feminist movement and has contributed to it through her revolutionary activism and by leading the way with an intersectional praxis, an approach that she continues to defend against « bourgeois » feminism. Nonetheless, she also goes beyond Black feminism to a certain extent, by being at the cutting edge of a revolutionary radical and internationalist feminism movement, which has been called « abolitionist » (in reference to carceral abolitionism).

Keywords: Angela Davis, féminisme noir, activisme, intersectionnalité, autobiographie