Modernity, Freedom, and the African Diaspora - Dublin, New Orleans, Paris

Informationen zum Autor Elisa Joy White Klappentext Elisa Joy White is Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and holds a Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her publications examine a range of areas, including the African Diaspora in Ireland, Black Europe, ethnicity and new media, human rights, and immigration policy. Zusammenfassung Explores racial barriers in modern globalized societies Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. The African Diaspora in Dublin 1. Decolonization, Racism, and the Retro-Global Society 2. Status, Numbers, and the "Retro" Revealed 3. Media Representation and Black Presence 4. Racism, Immigrant Status, and Black Life 5. A Community in the Making Part 2. The Glitches of Modernity 6. Dublin: The Olukunle Elukanlo Case 7. New Orleans: Race Meets Antediluvian Modernity 8. Paris: The Liberating Quality of Race 9. Conclusion: Toward a Modern Future Notes References Index

Product details

• Authors: Elisa Joy White
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2012
• EAN: 9780253001252
• ISBN: 978-0-253-00125-2
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Blacks in the Diaspora
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology