| The African Diaspora in Canada: Negotiating Identity and Belonging Contributor(s): Tettey, Wisdom J. (Editor), Tettey, Wisdom J. (Contribution by), Puplampu, Korbla P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1552381757 ISBN-13: 9781552381755 Publisher: University of Calgary Press OUR PRICE: $43.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: With transnational migration reaching unprecedented levels in Canada, the need for new trajectories of intercultural understanding and minority-relevant policy has never been greater. To date, few books have been written that effectively focus on the issues, challenges, and experiences of continental Africans in Canada. Addressing this significant gap in the literature, The African Diaspora in Canada: Negotiating Identity and Belonging weaves together the cultural, political, and social lives of African-Canadians to consider how they negotiate their space, place, and identities as Canadians. Through an interdisciplinary approach, these essays provide readings of how the social structures of Canada and of the respective countries of origin--including their ethnicity, ancestry, and lineage--interact to shape the identities, expectations, and aspirations of African Canadians. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| Series: Africa: Missing Voices |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.4" W x 8.98" (0.84 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What does it mean to be African-Canadian? The African Diaspora in Canada addresses the conceptual difficulties and political contestations surrounding the term "African-Canadian." In the midst of this fraught terrain, it focuses on first-generation, black continental Africans who have immigrated in the past four decades. In highlighting their experiences, this book addresses the empirical, conceptual, and methodological gaps that homogenize all black people and their experiences. Rooted in specific experiences, this book examines the social constructions of African-Canadians, their experiences within the political and education systems, and with the labour market. It explores the forms of cooperation and tension that characterize African-Canadian communities, and how multiple transnational spaces are negotiated and occupied. The book also explores the circumstances of children, as they try to define their identities vis-à-vis their parents and the larger Canadian society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Puplampu, Korbla P.: - Korbla P. Puplampu is Chair of the Department of Sociology at Grant MacEwan University. His areas of interest include: the global restructuring of agriculture and higher education; sociological theories and undergraduate education; theoretical and policy analyses of state and non-state institutions in social change; and identity politics in multicultural societies.Tettey, Wisdom J.: - Wisdom J. Tettey is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. His research interests include: the state and public policy in Africa; information technology and transnationalism; the brain drain; mass media and democratic transitions; race, ethnicity, and citizenship; and diaspora politics. |