Black France : colonialism, immigration, and transnationalism / Dominic Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Dominic Richard David.

Series:

African expressive cultures.

African expressive cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--France.

Black people.

Black people--Race identity--France.

Black people--France--Social conditions.

Africans--France.

Africans.

Multiculturalism--France.

Multiculturalism.

France--Ethnic relations.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""[W]ithout a doubt one of the most important studies so far completed on literature in French grounded in the experiences of migrants of sub-Saharan African origin."" -- Alec Hargreaves, Florida State University France has always hosted a rich and vibrant black presence within its borders. But recent violent events have raised questions about France's treatment of ethnic minorities. Challenging the identity politics that have set immigrants against the mainstream, Black France explores how black

Contents:

Introduction : Black France in transcolonial contexts

Francocentrism and the acquisition of cultural capital

Textual ownership and the global mediation of blackness

Rhetorical mediations of slavery

Afro-parisianism and African feminisms

Fashion matters : La sape and vestimentary codes in transnational contexts and urban diasporas

African youth in the global economy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-291) and index.

ISBN:

9786612073007

1-282-07300-1

0-253-11221-4

OCLC:

476072279