Black Europe and the African Diaspora

by Darlene Clark Hine (Contributor), Trica Danielle Keaton (Editor), Stephen Small (Editor)

The presence of Blacks in a number of European societies has drawn increasing interest from scholars, policymakers, and the general public. This interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary collection penetrates the multifaceted Black presence in Europe, and, in so doing, complicates the notions of race, belonging, desire, and identities assumed and presumed in revealing portraits of Black experiences in a European context. In focusing on contemporary intellectual currents and themes, the contributors theorize and re-imagine a range of historical and contemporary issues related to the broader questions of blackness, diaspora, hegemony, transnationalism, and "Black Europe" itself as lived and perceived realities.  Contributors are Allison Blakely, Jacqueline Nassy Brown, Tina Campt, Fred Constant, Alessandra Di Maio, Philomena Essed, Terri Francis, Barnor Hesse, Darlene Clark Hine, Dienke Hondius, Eileen Julien, Trica Danielle Keaton, Kwame Nimako, Tiffany Ruby Patterson, T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Stephen Small, Tyler Stovall, Alexander G. Weheliye, Gloria Wekker, and Michelle M. Wright.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Africa

368 pages, Paperback

First published September 10, 2009

Reviews

[Benjamin Fasching-Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I greatly enjoyed this, especially the chapters about countries we normally don't associate with a Black population, like Poland. There was some repetition, more than one author examined Josephine Baker and Jazz Age Paris. With the numbers of migrants breaking all records since this came out, we are overdue for a new Europe-wide examination. I'd of course be most interested in German speaking people of African descent, and if there is more interaction with their Francophone comrades across the Rhine.

Ms. Baker isn't the only US-American to appear in this book, and this is another area that needs an update. Is there a newer community of African Americans in Europe?

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent

An excellent collection of essays regarding the African diaspora in Europe. Very informative and well-researched literature from some of the top minds in the field of diaspora studies.

[Mills College Library]

305.89604 B6273 2009