Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 305 p)
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780253348210
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0253218810
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0253348218
Series Statement:
African expressive cultures
Content:
"[W]ithout a doubt one of the most important studies so far completed on literature in French grounded in the experiences of migrants of sub-Saharan African origin." -- Alec Hargreaves, Florida State UniversityFrance has always hosted a rich and vibrant black presence within its borders. But recent violent events have raised questions about France's treatment of ethnic minorities. Challenging the identity politics that have set immigrants against the mainstream, Black France explores how black expressive
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-291) and index
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Cover; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgments; Note on Translations; 1. Introduction: Black France in Transcolonial Contexts; 2. Francocentrism and the Acquisition of Cultural Capital; 3. Textual Ownership and the Global Mediation of Blackness; 4. Rhetorical Mediations of Slavery; 5. Afro-Parisianism and African Feminisms; 6. Fashion Matters: La sape and Vestimentary Codes inTransnational Contexts and Urban Diasporas; 7. African Youth in the Global Economy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780253348210
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Black France : Colonialism, Immigration, and Transnationalism
Language:
English
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