Black France - Colonialism, Immigration, and Transnationalism

Informationen zum Autor Dominic Thomas Klappentext Thomas brings forward questions such as-Why is France a privileged site of civilization? Who is French? Who is an immigrant? Who controls the networks of production? Black France poses an urgently needed reassessment of the French colonial legacy. Zusammenfassung Challenging the identity politics that sets immigrants against the mainstream, this book explores how black expressive culture has reformulated as global culture in the multicultural and multinational spaces of France. It brings forward questions such as: why France is a privileged site of civilization, who is a French, and who is an immigrant. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgments Note on Translations 1. Introduction: Black France in Transcolonial Contexts 2. Francocentrism and the Acquisition of Cultural Capital 3. Textual Ownership and the Global Mediation of Blackness 4. Rhetorical Mediations of Slavery 5. Afro-Parisianism and African Feminisms 6. Fashion Matters: La sape and Vestimentary Codes in Transnational Contexts and Urban Diasporas 7. African Youth in the Global Economy Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Dominic Thomas, Thomas Dominic
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.11.2006
• EAN: 9780253218810
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21881-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories