Black Travel Writing: Contemporary Narratives of Travel to Africa by African American and Black British Authors

Description

Product ID:	9783837659535
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	DE
Series:	American Culture Studies
Title:	Black Travel Writing
Subtitle:	Contemporary Narratives of Travel to Africa by African American and Black British Authors
Authors:	Author: Isabel Kalous
Page Count:	274
Subjects:	Ethnic studies, Black & Asian studies, Travel writing, Travel writing, Africa, c 1990 to c 2000, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2010 to c 2020
Description:	What does it mean for Black diasporic writers to travel to Africa? Focusing on the period between the 1990s and 2010s, Isabel Kalous examines autobiographical narratives of travel to Africa by African American and Black British authors. She places the texts within the long tradition of Black diasporic engagement with the continent, scrutinizes the significance of Black mobility, and demonstrates that travel writing serves as a means to negotiate questions of identity, belonging, history, and cultural memory. To provide a framework for the analyses of contemporary narratives, her study outlines the emergence, development, and key characteristics of the multifaceted genre of Black travel writing. Authors discussed include, among others, Saidiya Hartman, Barack Obama, and Caryl Phillips.
Imprint Name:	Transcript Verlag
Publisher Name:	Transcript Verlag
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2021-11-15

Weight	438 g
Dimensions	170 × 354 × 29 mm