The pursuit of happiness : black women, diasporic dreams, and the politics of emotional transnationalism /

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In The Pursuit of Happiness Bianca C. Williams traces the experiences of African American women as they travel to Jamaica, where they address the perils and disappointments of American racism by looking for intimacy, happiness, and a connection to their racial identities. Through their encounters wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Williams, Bianca C., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Duke University Press : Durham, [2018]
Series:Online access with subscription: Duke University Press.
Subjects:
African American women > Race identity > Jamaica.
African American women > Race identity > United States.
African American women > Travel > Jamaica.
African American women > Jamaica > Ethnic identity.
African American women > United States > Ethnic identity.
Noires américaines > Identité ethnique > Jamaïque.
Noires américaines > Identité ethnique > États-Unis.
Noires américaines > Voyages > Jamaïque.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
African American women > Race identity
Jamaica
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Jamaica crawled up into my soul": black women, affect, and the promise of diaspora interlude
  • More than a groove: pursuing happiness as a political project interlude
  • "Giving back" to Jamaica: community and conflict while traveling with diasporic heart interlude
  • Why Jamaica? Seeking the fantasy of a black paradise interlude
  • Breaking (it) down: gender, emotional entanglements, and the realities of romance tourism interlude
  • Navigating (virtual) Jamaica: online diasporic contact zones interlude
  • From girlfriend, to sistren, to ethnographer and back: lessons learned.

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