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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gillian CreesePublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9781487506797ISBN 10: 1487506791 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 06 January 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of Contents"Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Imagined Communities, Discourses of Blackness, and the New African Diaspora in Vancouver 3. “No one looked like me”: Remembering Migration and Early Childhood 4. “Cool Black guys” and Girls “trying to feel good in your own skin”: Navigating Adolescence 5. “More of my friends are Black”: Adult Friendships and Romantic Relationships 6. “I have so much more opportunities”: Education and Career Goals 7. Living ""under a microscope"": Navigating Public Spaces 8. “People still ask me where I’m from”: Belonging and Identity 9. Growing Up African-Canadian in Vancouver: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Place References Index"Reviews'Where Are You From?' raises questions about how we read resistance, and how we may re-theorize resilience, resistance, and schooling. -- George Dei, Department of Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto A major contribution to research, 'Where Are You From?' sheds light on the changes in the adaptation and integration of Africans in Canada. -- Michael Kariwo, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta Providing a concise history of Black communities in Vancouver, 'Where Are You From?' delivers an accessible discussion of how Black identity is significant, not only for second-generation African-Canadians, but for those of varied backgrounds, and gender identities. -- John Sorenson, Department of Sociology, Brock University 'Where Are You From?' raises questions about how we read resistance, and how we may re-theorize resilience, resistance, and schooling. - George Dei, Department of Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Providing a concise history of Black communities in Vancouver, 'Where Are You From?' delivers an accessible discussion of how Black identity is significant, not only for second-generation African-Canadians, but for those of varied backgrounds, and gender identities. - John Sorenson, Department of Sociology, Brock University A major contribution to research, 'Where Are You From?' sheds light on the changes in the adaptation and integration of Africans in Canada. - Michael Kariwo, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta In Where are you From? Gillian Creese discovered that some second generation African-Canadians reject Canadian identity, while others strongly assert being Canadian. She also found that boys had it easier than girls growing up in Vancouver. Frequently, teenage boys experienced popularity as 'the cool Black guy,' while girls in contrast found much less popular Black female imagery, making it harder for them to fit in. * <em>BC Bookworld </em> * This accessible and well written book gives us pause as to how we treat those in our midst who we might perceive as different from ourselves. -- Jean Barman, University of British Columbia * <em>The Ormsby Review</em> * Author InformationGillian Creese is the associate dean of Arts, Faculty & Equity, and professor in the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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