Blackness and la Francophonie : Anti-Black Racism, Linguicism and the Construction and Negotiation of Multiple Minority Identities.

By: Madibbo, AmalMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Langues Officielles et Soci�et�es SeriesPublisher: Quebec : Les Presses de l'Universit�e Laval, 2021Copyright date: {copy}2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (230 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9782763755786Subject(s): Black people--Social conditions | Critical race theory | Immigrants--Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Blackness and la FrancophonieOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- by Professor Afua Cooper -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Context -- Theoretical Framework -- Critical Race Theory -- Critical Multiculturalism -- Methodological Considerations -- Contents of the Book -- Chapter 2 -- Sociohistorical Background and Contemporary Context -- Francophones in Alberta -- Blacks in Alberta -- From the 1960s to the present -- Chapter 3 -- The Construction and Negotiation of Canadian Identity -- The Politics of Racial Hatred : Persisting White Supremacy in Contemporary Canada -- Countering Contemporary White Supremacy -- Chapter 4 -- The Construction and Negotiation of Francophone Identity -- The Caravane contre le racisme et la discrimination (the Caravan) -- Chapter 5 -- The Construction and Negotiation of Black-African Identity -- Celebrating Black History Month in French -- Chapter 6 -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices.
Summary: This book uncovers intricate convergences and divergences among Blackness, Canadian-ness and La Francophonie, positing anti-Black racism, linguistic discrimination, slavery, and colonialism and neo-colonialism as sites of identity exclusion. However, Black agency reconstructs and renegotiates identity meanings and praxis to strengthen belongingness and pave the way for inclusion in the future.
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- by Professor Afua Cooper -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Context -- Theoretical Framework -- Critical Race Theory -- Critical Multiculturalism -- Methodological Considerations -- Contents of the Book -- Chapter 2 -- Sociohistorical Background and Contemporary Context -- Francophones in Alberta -- Blacks in Alberta -- From the 1960s to the present -- Chapter 3 -- The Construction and Negotiation of Canadian Identity -- The Politics of Racial Hatred : Persisting White Supremacy in Contemporary Canada -- Countering Contemporary White Supremacy -- Chapter 4 -- The Construction and Negotiation of Francophone Identity -- The Caravane contre le racisme et la discrimination (the Caravan) -- Chapter 5 -- The Construction and Negotiation of Black-African Identity -- Celebrating Black History Month in French -- Chapter 6 -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices.

This book uncovers intricate convergences and divergences among Blackness, Canadian-ness and La Francophonie, positing anti-Black racism, linguistic discrimination, slavery, and colonialism and neo-colonialism as sites of identity exclusion. However, Black agency reconstructs and renegotiates identity meanings and praxis to strengthen belongingness and pave the way for inclusion in the future.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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