Description
Book SynopsisExplores the fascinating role of language in national, transnational, postcolonial, racial, and migrant identities. Capturing the experiences of Senegalese in Paris, Rome, and New York, this book depicts how they make sense of who they are - and how they fit into their communities, countries, and the larger global Senegalese diaspora.
Trade ReviewA groundbreaking interdisciplinary book that breathes fresh air into the study of migration, which has been dominated by economic perspectives. It brings together migration studies, the practice of strategic multilingualism, and racialized identity formation."" - Cilas Kemedjio, University of Rochester
""The wonderful story told here about the Senegalese diaspora in three cities of different languages is one that will be of interest to all Africanists and postcolonial critics regardless of discipline."" - Jarrod Hayes, author of
Queer Roots for the Diaspora: Ghosts in the Family TreeTable of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Understanding Global Senegalese Identity Formation through Language and Movement
- 1 What’s Language Got to Do with It? Language Attitudes and Identity Formation
- 2 Speaking while Black: The Quest for Legitimacy in Exclusionary Spaces
- 3 Neither Here nor There: Reflections on National and Transnational Belonging
- 4 Leveraging Language: Multilingualism and Transnational Identity Formation
- Epilogue
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
