Black Legend - The Many Lives of Raul Grigera Power of Racial Storytelling in

The gripping story of Afro-Argentine celebrity Raúl Grigera that also tells the untold history of Black Argentina.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Racial Stories; 1. Ancestors (1850-1880); 2. Community (1880-1900); 3. Youth (1900-1910); 4. Celebrity (1910-1916); 5. Defamation (1916-1930); 6. Deaths (1930-1955); Epilogue: Afterlives (1955-Present).

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Paulina L. Alberto is an Argentine-born historian of Afro-Latin America, currently Professor of History, Spanish, and Portuguese at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Terms of Inclusion: Black Intellectuals in Twentieth-Century Brazil and co-editor of Rethinking Race in Modern Argentina. She won the Roberto Reis Prize for Best Book in Brazilian Studies, the Warren Dean Prize for Best Book in Brazilian History, and the James Alexander Robertson Prize for best article in the Hispanic American Historical Review.

Zusammenfassung

This novel-like tale of the life of, and legends surrounding, a remarkable Black celebrity and his ancestors and community, who engaged in a multigenerational struggle for recognition and belonging, will appeal to readers interested in Black lives across the Americas, and lovers of history, music and stories.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paulina L Alberto, Paulina L. Alberto, Paulina L. (University of Michigan Alberto, Alberto Paulina L.
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108845557
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84555-7
• Seiten: 410
• Serie: Afro-Latin America
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945); Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Argentina, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Biography: arts and entertainment, Slavery and abolition of slavery