A man among other men : the crisis of Black masculinity in racial capitalism / Jordanna Matlon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matlon, Jordanna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masculinity--Economic aspects--Côte d'Ivoire--Abidjan.

Masculinity.

Black people--Race identity--Economic aspects--Côte d'Ivoire--Abidjan.

Black people.

Capitalism--Social aspects--Côte d'Ivoire--Abidjan.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--Social aspects.

Côte d'Ivoire--Abidjan.

Physical Description:

xi, 293 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"This book examines constructions of masculinity among men in the informal economy of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It demonstrates how French colonial legacies and global media representations of Blackness anchor identity and value within labor, consumerism, and commodification" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : greatness in each man

Theorizing Black masculinity in racial capitalism. Tropes of Black masculinity

The evolution of the wage labor ideal

Producer, consumer, commodity, surplus

Between place and imaginaires. Imaginaries of negation

Acculturation as evolution

Imaginaries of affirmation

La crise

Imaginaries in a crisis Abidjan. Citoyens and citadins

Political imaginaries

VIP imaginaries

The visual terrain of blackness

Conclusion : with every grace and cuff link

Postscript : reflections on intersections/infrastructure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-284) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Matlon, Jordanna. Man among other men.

ISBN:

9781501762864

1501762869

9781501762932

1501762931

OCLC:

1259401903