In 2021, the Society for Urban, National, Transnational/Global Anthropology (SUNTA), a section of the American Anthropological Association, changed its name to Critical Urban Anthropology Association (CUAA). This essay addresses the question “What is Critical About Critical Urban Anthropology?” by reflecting on problematic assumptions about African cities that are perpetuated over time and the need to critique these ideas. I suggest a more active and participatory approach to pedagogy is necessary to creating a critical urban anthropology that can help to challenge these assumptions.

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批判城市人类学的关键是什么？

2021 年，美国人类学协会下属的城市、国家、跨国/全球人类学学会 (SUNTA) 更名为批判性城市人类学协会 (CUAA)。这篇文章解决了“批判性城市人类学的关键是什么？”这个问题。通过反思随着时间的推移而存在的关于非洲城市的有问题的假设以及批评这些想法的必要性。我建议，要创建一个有助于挑战这些假设的批判性城市人类学，需要一种更积极和参与性的教学方法。