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

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"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" --

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matlon, Jordanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Temas:
Masculinity > Economic aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Black people > Race identity > Economic aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Capitalism > Social aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Masculinité > Aspect économique > Côte-d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Personnes noires > Identité ethnique > Aspect économique > Côte-d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies
Capitalism > Social aspects
Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan
african urban informal economies, african masculinities, colonialism in French West Africa, identities of men in Abidjan.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: greatness in each man
  • Tropes of Black masculinity
  • The evolution of the wage labor ideal
  • Producer, consumer, commodity, surplus
  • Imaginaries of negation
  • Acculturation as evolution
  • Imaginaries of affirmation
  • La crise
  • Citoyens and citadins
  • Political imaginaries
  • VIP imaginaries
  • The visual terrain of blackness
  • Conclusion: with every grace and cuff link
  • Postscript: reflections on intersections/infrastructure.

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