Elisa Joy White

Modernity, Freedom, and the African Diaspora

Dublin, New Orleans, Paris

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Produktbeschreibung

Elisa Joy White is Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and holds a Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her publications examine a range of areas, including the African Diaspora in Ireland, Black Europe, ethnicity and new media, human rights, and immigration policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 547g
• ISBN-13: 9780253001252
• ISBN-10: 0253001250
• Artikelnr.: 34931312

Autorenporträt

Elisa Joy White is Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaii, M¿noa, and holds a Ph.D. in African Diaspora Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her publications examine a range of areas, including the African Diaspora in Ireland, Black Europe, ethnicity and new media, human rights, and immigration policy.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. The African Diaspora in Dublin
1. Decolonization, Racism, and the Retro-Global Society
2. Status, Numbers, and the "Retro" Revealed
3. Media Representation and Black Presence
4. Racism, Immigrant Status, and Black Life
5. A Community in the Making
Part 2. The Glitches of Modernity
6. Dublin: The Olukunle Elukanlo Case
7. New Orleans: Race Meets Antediluvian Modernity
8. Paris: The Liberating Quality of Race
9. Conclusion: Toward a Modern Future
Notes
References
Index