Professor
John L. Comaroff
Press News
Statement of Professor John Comaroff Upon His Retirement
In the spring of 2024, the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences offered a one-time
WSWS Editorial on Harvard Lawsuit
Cambridge - The WSWS Editorial Board has opined on the case of Czerwienski v. Harvard.
Free Beacon reports on Harvard’s motions
Cambridge - The Washington Free Beacon weighs in on the latest developments in the case
Free Beacon reports on petition
Reporter Aaron Sibarium covers higher education issues for The Washington Free Beacon. He reports on
Comaroff Attorneys Object to Union Petition
Cambridge - John Comaroff's attorneys object to a Harvard Graduate Student Union petition now circulating that
Harvard Files Response to Amended Complaint
Cambridge - On July 19, 2022, Harvard University filed an amended motion to dismiss Counts
Published Books
Essays
Ethnicity, Inc.
In October 2000, Business Day, a leading South African newspaper, published an extraordinary story. Its
Figuring Democracy
12.01 a.m., 25 April 1994. Wale Street, Cape Town, South Africa: The last strains of
Foreward: Everyday State and Democracy in Africa
Everyday State and Democracy in Africa: Ethnographic Encounters, notable for both its timeliness and breadth