The Pursuit of Happiness – Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of Emotional Transnationalism

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Bianca C. Williams traces the experiences of African American women who travel to Jamaica and form affective relationships Jamaican men and women that help construct notions of diasporic belonging and a form of happiness that resists the damaging intersections of racism and patriarchy in the United States.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780822370369
ISBN-10: 0822370360
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 162 x 226 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: MD – Duke University Press

Cuprins

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction. "Jamaica Crawled Into My Soul": Black Women, Affect, and the Promise of Diaspora 1
Interlude 27
1. More Than a Groove: Pursuing Happiness as a Political Project 31
Interlude 63
2. "Giving Back" to Jamaica: Experiencing Community and Conflict While Traveling with Diasporic Heart 65
Interlude 95
3. Why Jamaica? Seeking the Fantasy of a Black Paradise 99
Interlude 121
4. Breaking (It) Down: Gender, Emotional Entanglements, and the Realities of Romance Tourism 123
Interlude 159
5. Navigating (Virtual) Jamaica: Online Diasporic Contact Zones 163
Interlude 185
Epilogue. Lessons Learned 187
Notes 197
Bibliography 209
Index 221

Notă biografică

Bianca C. Williams is Associate Professor of Anthropology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

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