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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matlon, Jordanna (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Masculinity > Economic aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Black people > Race identity > Economic aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Capitalism > Social aspects > Côte d'Ivoire > Abidjan.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : greatness in each man
  • Theorizing Black masculinity in racial capitalism. Tropes of Black masculinity
  • The evolution of the wage labor ideal
  • Producer, consumer, commodity, surplus
  • Between place and imaginaires. Imaginaries of negation
  • Acculturation as evolution
  • Imaginaries of affirmation
  • La crise
  • Imaginaries in a crisis Abidjan. Citoyens and citadins
  • Political imaginaries
  • VIP imaginaries
  • The visual terrain of blackness
  • Conclusion : with every grace and cuff link
  • Postscript : reflections on intersections/infrastructure.