Edwards elucidates the workings of diaspora by tracking the wealth of black transnational print culture between the world wars, exploring the connections and exchanges among New York-based publications (such as "Opportunity," "The Negro World," and "The Crisis") and newspapers in Paris (such as "Les Continents," "La Voix des Negres," and "L'Etudiant noir"). In reading a remarkably diverse archive--the works of writers and editors from Langston Hughes, Rene Maran, and Claude McKay to Paulette Nardal, Alain Locke, W. E. B. Du Bois, George Padmore, and Tiemoko Garan Kouyate--"The Practice of Diaspora" takes account of the highly divergent ways of imagining race beyond the barriers of nation and language. In doing so, it reveals the importance of translation, arguing that the politics of diaspora are legible above all in efforts at negotiating difference among populations of African descent throughout the world.
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Edwards elucidates the workings of diaspora by tracking the wealth of black transnational print culture between the world wars, exploring the connections and exchanges among New York-based publications (such as "Opportunity," "The Negro World," and "The Crisis") and newspapers in Paris (such as "Les Continents," "La Voix des Negres," and "L'Etudiant noir"). In reading a remarkably diverse archive--the works of writers and editors from Langston Hughes, Rene Maran, and Claude McKay to Paulette Nardal, Alain Locke, W. E. B. Du Bois, George Padmore, and Tiemoko Garan Kouyate--"The Practice of Diaspora" takes account of the highly divergent ways of imagining race beyond the barriers of nation and language. In doing so, it reveals the importance of translation, arguing that the politics of diaspora are legible above all in efforts at negotiating difference among populations of African descent throughout the world.
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | July 2003 |
Authors | Brent Hayes Edwards |
Dimensions | 235 x 157 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 408 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-01103-8 |
Barcode | 9780674011038 |
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LSN | 0-674-01103-1 |