Afroeuropean Mobilities in Francophone African Literatures

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-89302-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 267 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 481 g

Reihe: Studies in Mobilities, Literature, and Culture

This open access book contributes to the mobility humanities from the perspective of postcolonial literary mobilities and aims at enhancing dialogue between mobilities research and postcolonial literary studies. The study produces new perspectives on Afroeuropean mobilities in Francophone African and Afrodiasporic literatures from the mid-twentieth century to the present, covering a wide set of texts across literary genres. Focusing on representations of educational travel, tourism, diasporic returns, work-related mobilities, and clandestine migratory journeys, Toivanen examines portrayals of mobility practices and modes of transport to map out the meanings of embodied (im)mobilities in the Afroeuropean context. In addition to thematic analysis, the volume also explores the manifestations of mobility in literary form.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Toivanen, Anna-Leena

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Afrikanische Literaturen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Romanische Literaturen Französische Literatur Postkoloniale Literaturen in Französisch, Französische Literatur außerhalb Europas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Educational mobilities in the metropolis.- Chapter 3: Mobilities of African and Afroeuropean leisure travelers.- Chapter 4: Mobile “homecomings” from Europe to Africa.- Chapter 5: Work, labor, and Afroeuropean (im)mobilities.- Chapter 6: Clandestine Afroeuropean itineraries.

Über Autor(innen)

Anna-Leena Toivanen is an Academy Research Fellow at the University of Eastern Finland. She is the author of (2021) and co-editor of (2024).