‘Because everything was happening despite institutions, despite dominant ideologies, despite everything’ – Ari Sitas, labour studies and general sociology

Wiebke Keim (1)

1 SAGE - Sociétés, Acteurs, Gouvernement en Europe

This essay to celebrate and honour Ari Sitas draws on my research experience on the development of South African labour studies as a counter hegemonic current. It highlights Ari's theoretical contributions to the field of labour studies, as well as to general sociology. The article discusses with some detail The flight of the Gwala-Gwala bird (2016) as well as Voices that reason, theoretical parables (2004).

Mots clés: Ari Sitas; labour studies; counter hegemonic current; sociological theory; culture and working life

Domaines: Sociologie

Wiebke Keim. ‘Because everything was happening despite institutions, despite dominant ideologies, despite everything’ – Ari Sitas, labour studies and general sociology. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, In press, ⟨10.1080/02589001.2020.1805417⟩. ⟨halshs-03094054⟩