Fada - Boredom and Belonging in Niger

By considering the fada as a site of experimentation, Masquelier offers a nuanced depiction of how young men in urban Niger engage in the quest for recognition and reinvent their own masculinity in the absence of conventional avenues to self-realization.

Summary

By considering the fada as a site of experimentation, Masquelier offers a nuanced depiction of how young men in urban Niger engage in the quest for recognition and reinvent their own masculinity in the absence of conventional avenues to self-realization.

Product details

• Authors: Adeline Masquelier, Masquelier Adeline
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780226624204
• ISBN: 978-0-226-62420-4
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Sociology & anthropology, Development Studies, Sociology and anthropology