Okwui Enwezor

2.2k total citations
45 papers, 222 citations indexed

About

Okwui Enwezor is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Okwui Enwezor has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 222 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Anthropology, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Okwui Enwezor's work include African history and culture studies (13 papers), South African History and Culture (3 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 papers). Okwui Enwezor is often cited by papers focused on African history and culture studies (13 papers), South African History and Culture (3 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 papers). Okwui Enwezor collaborates with scholars based in United States. Okwui Enwezor's co-authors include Olu Oguibe, Carol Becker, Mark Nash, Jean Fisher, Kobena Mercer, Irit Rogoff, Terry Smith, Peter Wollen, Boris Groys and Stephen Bann and has published in prestigious journals such as African Studies Review, South Atlantic Quarterly and African Arts.

In The Last Decade

Okwui Enwezor

31 papers receiving 140 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Okwui Enwezor United States 9 92 63 55 53 37 45 222
Partha Mitter United Kingdom 5 80 0.9× 60 1.0× 54 1.0× 12 0.2× 17 0.5× 14 203
Ariella Azoulay United States 8 153 1.7× 32 0.5× 34 0.6× 24 0.5× 17 0.5× 40 256
Leslie W. Rabine United States 7 68 0.7× 53 0.8× 14 0.3× 35 0.7× 70 1.9× 21 234
Ananya Jahanara Kabir United Kingdom 10 68 0.7× 76 1.2× 80 1.5× 10 0.2× 38 1.0× 44 284
David Martin‐Jones United Kingdom 9 113 1.2× 23 0.4× 46 0.8× 11 0.2× 40 1.1× 41 227
Michael Sheringham United Kingdom 8 105 1.1× 20 0.3× 17 0.3× 20 0.4× 55 1.5× 34 235
Leora Auslander United States 7 107 1.2× 20 0.3× 26 0.5× 17 0.3× 8 0.2× 18 222
Doris Bachmann-Medick Germany 5 61 0.7× 19 0.3× 16 0.3× 14 0.3× 31 0.8× 10 191
Ackbar Abbas United States 6 88 1.0× 13 0.2× 15 0.3× 36 0.7× 18 0.5× 18 158
Marc Ferro France 9 147 1.6× 21 0.3× 38 0.7× 10 0.2× 11 0.3× 64 259

Countries citing papers authored by Okwui Enwezor

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Fields of papers citing papers by Okwui Enwezor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Okwui Enwezor

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2010). Events of the self : portraiture and social identity : contemporary African photography from the Walther Collection. 1 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui. (2009). EXODUS OF THE DOGS. Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art. 2009(25). 60–95. 2 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2006). Snap Judgments: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2004). Personal affects : power and poetics in contemporary South African art. 5 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2003). Créolité and creolization : Documenta 11_Platform 3. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 9 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2002). Democracy unrealized : Documenta 11_Platform 1. 12 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2002). Demokratie als unvollendeter prozess : Documenta 11_Plattform 1. 1 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2002). Experiments with truth : transitional justice and the processes of truth and reconciliation : Documenta 11_Platform 2. 3 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (2002). Documenta11_Platform5 : Exhibition : Catalogue. E-Artexte (Artexte). 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Carol & Okwui Enwezor. (2002). A Conversation with Okwui Enwezor. Art Journal. 61(2). 8–27. 3 indexed citations
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Oguibe, Olu, et al.. (2001). Reading the Contemporary: African Art from Theory to the Marketplace. African Arts. 34(3). 15–15. 25 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (1998). Liminalities: Discussions on the Global and the Local. Art Journal. 57(4). 28–50. 4 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui. (1997). Gabriel Orozco: Silencios infinitos. Memoria digital de Canarias (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). 20–30.
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Enwezor, Okwui. (1997). Reframing the black subject ideology and fantasy in contemporary South African representation. Third Text. 11(40). 21–40. 23 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui, et al.. (1997). Trade routes: History and geography : 2nd Johannesburg Biennale 1997. 5 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui. (1996). THE RUINED CITY: DESOLATION, RAPTURE, AND GEORGES ADEAGBO. Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art. 1996(4). 14–17.
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Enwezor, Okwui. (1995). The Inverted Sign: Rereading Frédéric Bruly Bouabré. Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art. 2(1). 44–49. 1 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui. (1994). ARTEFACTS OF MEMORY: The Sculptures of Leonardo Drew. Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art. 1994(1). 47–49. 1 indexed citations
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Enwezor, Okwui. (1994). REDRAWING THE BOUNDARIES: TOWARDS A NEW AFRICAN ART DISCOURSE. Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art. 1994(1). 3–7. 4 indexed citations

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