Afrika and Alemania: German-Speaking Women, Africa, and the African Diaspora (German and European Studies #59)

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Synopsis
Afrika and Alemania explores the representation of Blackness in German-speaking literary, autobiographical, and cinematic texts across two centuries. By examining how different groups of women with access to German culture have depicted Africa, Africans, and the African diaspora, the book challenges the assumption that all women will tell the same story. Focusing on Black women, non-Black women of colour, and white women, it investigates how these diverse voices engage with and represent Blackness within a society shaped by racial hierarchies. Part I analyses how Black, German-speaking women actively reshape and redefine Blackness in response to stereotypes upheld by white German society. Part II explores how non-Black women of colour navigate the complexities of othering while sometimes reproducing anti-Black stereotypes, while Part III discusses how white women’s projections of fantasies about Africa often erase Black voices and render them invisible. Offering a nuanced analysis of the intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, and nationality, Afrika and Alemania provides a vital framework for understanding Blackness within contemporary scholarship and its broader social and cultural implications.
Copyright:
2025

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ISBN-13:
9781487547752
Related ISBNs:
9781487560737, 9781487547356, 9781487547769
Publisher:
University of Toronto Press
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University of Toronto Press
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
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