Senegal Abroad - Linguistic Borders, Racial Formations, And?diasporic Imaginaries

Summary

Explores the fascinating role of language in national, transnational, postcolonial, racial, and migrant identities. Capturing the experiences of Senegalese in Paris, Rome, and New York, this book depicts how they make sense of who they are - and how they fit into their communities, countries, and the larger global Senegalese diaspora.

Product details

• Authors: Maya Angela Smith
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9780299320546
• ISBN: 978-0-299-32054-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Africa and the Diaspora: Histo; Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics