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Work of the Fellows: Edited Volumes

Gendering the African Diaspora: Women, Culture, and Historical Change in the Caribbean and Nigerian Hinterland

Edited by Judith A. Byfield (NHC Fellow, 2007–08), LaRay Denzer, and Anthea Morrison

African Diaspora; Cultural History; Women

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2010

From the publisher’s description:

This volume builds on and extends current discussions of the construction of gendered identities and the networks through which men and women engage diaspora. It considers the movement of people and ideas between the Caribbean and the Nigerian hinterland. The contributions examine Africa in the Caribbean imaginary, the way in which gender ideologies inform Caribbean men's and women's theoretical or real-life engagement with the continent, and the interactions and experiences of Caribbean travelers in Africa and Europe. The contributions are linked as well through empire, discussing different parts of the British Empire and allowing for the comparative examination of colonial policies and practices.

Subjects
History / Gender and Sexuality / African Diaspora / Cultural History / Women /

Byfield, Judith A. (NHC Fellow, 2007–08), ed. Gendering the African Diaspora: Women, Culture, and Historical Change in the Caribbean and Nigerian Hinterland. Edited by Judith A. Byfield, LaRay Denzer, and Anthea Morrison. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2010.