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Author:
Williams, Bianca C., 1980- author.
Title:
The pursuit of happiness : Black women, diasporic dreams, and the politics of emotional transnationalism / Bianca C. Williams.
Publisher:
Duke University Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
xii, 226 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
African American women--Race identity--Jamaica.
African American women--Race identity--United States.
African American women--Travel--Jamaica.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
"Jamaica crawled up into my soul": black women, affect, and the promise of diaspora interlude -- More than a groove: pursuing happiness as a political project interlude -- "Giving back" to Jamaica: community and conflict while traveling with diasporic heart interlude -- Why Jamaica? Seeking the fantasy of a black paradise interlude -- Breaking (it) down: gender, emotional entanglements, and the realities of romance tourism interlude -- Navigating (virtual) Jamaica: online diasporic contact zones interlude -- From girlfriend, to sistren, to ethnographer and back: lessons learned.
ISBN:
0822370360
9780822370369
0822370255
9780822370253
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1003854784
LCCN:
2017036326
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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