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OverviewA Man among Other Men examines competing constructions of modern manhood in the West African metropolis of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Engaging the histories, representational repertoires, and performative identities of men in Abidjan and across the Black Atlantic, Jordanna Matlon shows how French colonial legacies and media tropes of Blackness act as powerful axes, rooting masculine identity and value within labor, consumerism, and commodification. Through a broad chronological and transatlantic scope that culminates in a deep ethnography of the livelihoods and lifestyles of men in Abidjan's informal economy, Matlon demonstrates how men's subjectivities are formed in dialectical tension by and through hegemonic ideologies of race and patriarchy. A Man among Other Men provides a theoretically innovative, historically grounded, and empirically rich account of Black masculinity that illuminates the sustained power of imaginaries even as capitalism affords a deficit of material opportunities. Revealed is a story of Black abjection set against the anticipation of male privilege, a story of the long crisis of Black masculinity in racial capitalism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jordanna C. MatlonPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781501762932ISBN 10: 1501762931 Pages: 306 Publication Date: 15 May 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Greatness in Each Man Part I: THEORIZING BLACK MASCULINITY IN RACIAL CAPITALISM 1. Tropes of Black Masculinity 2. The Evolution of the Wage Labor Ideal 3. Producer, Consumer, Commodity, Surplus Part II: BETWEEN PLACE AND IMAGINARIES 4. Imaginaries of Negation 5. Acculturation as Evolution 6. Imaginaries of Affirmation 7. La crise Part III: IMAGINARIES IN A CRISIS ABIDJAN 8. Ctioyens and Citadins 9. Political Imaginaries 10. VIP Imaginaries 11. The Visual Terrain of Blackness Conclusion: With Every Grace and Cuff Link Postscript: Reflections on Intersections/InfrastructureReviewsA Man Among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism is an excellent read for many reasons; chief among them, is the comprehensive historical glimpse into what constitutes a Black man. This book presents a well-reasoned, and highly generalizable logic of the crisis of Black masculinity. * Ethnic and Racial Studies * A Man Among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism is an excellent read for many reasons; chief among them, is the comprehensive historical glimpse into what constitutes a Black man. This book presents a well-reasoned, and highly generalizable logic of the crisis of Black masculinity. * Ethnic and Racial Studies * Author InformationJordanna Matlon is Assistant Professor in the School of International Service at American University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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