Reinterpreting Labor Migration as Initiation Rite

Isaie Dougnon is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bamako, Mali. From 1998 to 2003, Professor Dougnon conducted research on migration and labour from Dogon Country Mali to the Office du Niger and to Ghana. His book ‘Travail de Blanc’ ‘Travail de Noir’: la migration des paysans dogons vers l’Office du Niger et au Ghana 1910–1980 was published in 2007 by Karthala. He has published numerous articles and held Humboldt and Fulbright fellowships. He is completing a second book manuscript, tentatively titled Lifecycle, Rites and Career in Modern Work.