Amal Madibbo.

Blackness and La Francophonie : Anti-Black Racism, Linguicism and the Construction and Negotiation of Multiple Minority Identities / Amal Madibbo - [Quebec] : Presses de l'Université Laval, 2021. - Langues officielles et sociétés .

Includes bibliographical references and appendices.

TABLE DES MATIÈRES Acknowledgements Foreword / Professor Afua Cooper Chapter 1 Introduction Context Theoretical Framework : Critical Race Theory ; Critical Multiculturalism Methodological Considerations Contents of the Book Chapter 2 Sociohistorical Background and Contemporary Context Francophones in Alberta Blacks in Alberta ; From the 1960s to the present Chapter 3 The Construction and Negotiation of Canadian Identity The Politics of Racial Hatred : Persisting White Supremacy in Contemporary Canada Countering Contemporary White Supremacy Chapter 4 The Construction and Negotiation of Francophone Identity The Caravane contre le racisme et la discrimination (the Caravan) Chapter 5 The Construction and Negotiation of Black-African Identity Celebrating Black History Month in French Chapter 6 Conclusion References Appendices

"Dr. Amal Madibbo has taken us on a journey of multiple Blackness in this ground-breaking and judicious monograph Blacks and La Francophonie: Anti-Black Racism, Linguicism, and the Negotiation of Multiple Minority Identities. Viewed through the lens of historical sociology, critical race theory, and critical ethnography, she documents how particular intersectionalities work to disadvantage, and also empower Black people, in this case, Black Albertans who also share a Francophone identity. Thus, she provides insightful answers to the questions posed. [...] Black Francophones are creating new communities of resistance in Alberta. They have redefined what it means to be Francophone, and they are also writing and shaping Black history. While White people have seen Blackness as a curse, Blacks themselves have seen it as a beautiful blessing. In putting Black Francophones under her scholarly lens and centring their voices, Madibbo gives visibility to this community by documenting the saliency of their struggles and victories." (Foreword, pp. xi-xvi)


Available electronically via the Internet.

9782763755779 (pbk)


Language policy--Alberta
Black people--Social conditions--Alberta--21st century.
Linguistic minorities--Social conditions--Alberta--21st century.
French-Canadians--Social conditions--Alberta--21st century.
Immigrants--Social conditions--Alberta--21st century.
Critical race theory--Canada.