Format:
1 online resource (xii, 226 pages)
ISBN:
9780822372134
,
0822372134
Content:
"Jamaica crawled up into my soul": black women, affect, and the promise of diaspora interlude -- More than a groove: pursuing happiness as a political project interlude -- "Giving back" to Jamaica: community and conflict while traveling with diasporic heart interlude -- Why Jamaica? Seeking the fantasy of a black paradise interlude -- Breaking (it) down: gender, emotional entanglements, and the realities of romance tourism interlude -- Navigating (virtual) Jamaica: online diasporic contact zones interlude -- From girlfriend, to sistren, to ethnographer and back: lessons learned.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780822370253
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Williams, Bianca C., 1980 - The pursuit of happiness Durham : Duke University Press, 2018 ISBN 9780822370253
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780822370369
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Keywords:
Jamaika
;
Schwarze Frau
;
Afroamerikanismus
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Transnationalisierung
;
USA
;
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1215/9780822372134
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822372134?locatt=mode:legacy
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