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" --

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Matlon, Jordanna (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Capitalism > Social aspects.
Capitalism > Social aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Black people > Race identity > Economic aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Masculinity > Economic aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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