Isabel Hofmeyr

2.9k citations
87 papers · 1.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 17
Topics
South African History and Culture (27 papers)Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (20 papers)African history and culture studies (19 papers)

In The Last Decade

Isabel Hofmeyr

75 papers receiving 762 citations

Hit Papers

A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church20082026201420202008255075100

Peers

Isabel Hofmeyr
Comparison fields: 5 of 79
  • Sociology and Political Science 573
  • Anthropology 532
  • Literature and Literary Theory 309
  • History 148
  • Political Science and International Relations 141
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isabel Hofmeyr

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All Works

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Eyes across the water : navigating the Indian Ocean
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What is it and why should it interest historians? : feature : book history in Southern Africa
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Achille Mbembe in conversation with Isabel Hofmeyr : feature : reflections on Achille Mbembe's On the Postcolony
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Reading and readership in South Africa
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Lip from Southern African women
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The mining novel in South African literature: 1870-1920
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The state of South African literary criticism
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About Isabel Hofmeyr

Isabel Hofmeyr is a scholar working on Anthropology, Literature and Literary Theory and History, having authored 87 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include South African History and Culture (27 papers), Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (20 papers) and African history and culture studies (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (532 citations), Literature and Literary Theory (309 citations) and History (148 citations). Isabel Hofmeyr has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Sven Beckert, Patricia Seed, Wendy Kozol, Matthew Connelly, C. A. Bayly, Randall M. Packard, Preben Kaarsholm, Antoinette Burton, Michael Pearson and Liz Gunner. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Historical Review and The International Journal of African Historical Studies.

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