Afropolitan projects : redefining Blackness, sexualities, and culture from Houston to Accra / Anima Adjepong.
| Author/creator | Adjepong, Anima author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021] |
| Description | xii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Afropolitan Mentality in Houston -- The Christian American Afropolitan Project -- Accra's Afropolitan Vibe -- Afropolitan Politics in Accra -- Afropolitan Sexual Politics -- Afropolitan Racial Politics. |
| Abstract | "In this comparative work of sociology, Adjepong examines the aspirations of a diverse group of Ghanaians who moved to the United States; those who returned to Ghana after years in the United States, Western Europe, or the United Kingdom; and those who have always made their lives in Ghana. In doing so, Adjepong provides a new way to understand how a select group of upwardly mobile Africans collectively and individually demonstrate their belonging as global citizens. The author takes care to place an emphasis on intersectionality, with a particular focus on sexuality, sexual politics, and popular culture, which opens up space for an engagement with African lives as complex and complicated--a correction to the simplistic Western view of Ghanaians and Africans writ large. Adjepong's examination of class-privileged Africans brings this understudied cohort to the forefront by acknowledging their experiences and, in turn, offers a more fully realized understanding of the diversity of African lives"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781469665214 |
| LCCN | 2021009999 |
| ISBN | 9781469665184 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469665182 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469665191 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469665190 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DT510.4 .A44 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |