Michael Degani analyzes the styles of work and conflict amongst electrical contractors who congregate across the street from a power utility office in urban Tanzania. Michael Degani (University of Cambridge) explores the balance of entrepreneurial hustle and bureaucratic order their long-running streetcorner bureau strikes.

Edited and hosted by Peyton Cherry



This was a departmental seminar at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography in the 2022-23 academic year. The recordings were only possible thanks to a team dedicated staff and students from The School:

Executive Producers: Eben Kirksey and Stanley Ulijaszek

Producer: Jacob

Evans Sound Design: Seb Antoine

Sound Recorders: Xinyuan (Connie) Wang and Jacob Evans