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Queer roots for the diaspora : ghosts in the family tree /

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As a way of understanding identity, the concept of rootedness hasincreasingly been subjected to acerbic political and theoretical critiques. Politically, roots narratives have been criticized for attempting to policeidentity through a politics of purity-excluding anyone who doesn't share the sa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayes, Jarrod (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Sexual minorities > Africa.
African American sexual minorities.
African diaspora.
Family secrets > Africa.
Family secrets > United States.
Gender identity > Africa.
Gender identity > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Looking for roots among the mangroves
  • Queer roots in Africa
  • Scandals and lies : the truth about roots
  • From roots that uproot to queer diasporas
  • The seduction of roots and the roots of seduction
  • Booger hollar and other queer sites : ghosts in the family tree
  • Notes
  • Works cited
  • Index.