Autochthonomies

Autochthonomies
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 361
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ISBN-10 : 9780252051906
ISBN-13 : 0252051904
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Book Synopsis Autochthonomies by : Myriam J. A. Chancy

Download or read book Autochthonomies written by Myriam J. A. Chancy and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Autochthonomies, Myriam J. A. Chancy engages readers in an interpretive journey. She lays out a radical new process that invites readers to see creations by artists of African descent as legible within the context of African diasporic historical and cultural debates. By invoking a transnational African/diasporic lens and negotiating it through a lakou or ”yard space,” we can see such identities transfigured, recognized, and exchanged. Chancy demonstrates how the process can examine the salient features of texts and art that underscore African/diasporic sensibilities and render them legible. What emerges is a potential for richer readings of African diasporic works that also ruptures the Manichean binary dynamics that have dominated previous interpretations of the material. The result: an enriching interpretive mode focused on the transnational connections between subjects of African descent as the central pole for reader investigation. A bold challenge to established scholarship, Autochthonomies ranges from Africa to Europe and the Americas to provide powerful new tools for charting the transnational interactions between African cultural producers and sites.


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