Pursuit of happiness: black women, diasporic dreams, and the politics of emotional transnationalism (Record no. 56214)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780822370369 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 305.48896073 |
| Item number | WIL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Williams, Bianca C. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Pursuit of happiness: black women, diasporic dreams, and the politics of emotional transnationalism |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Duke University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2018. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Durham: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 226p.; |
| Other physical details | pbk; |
| Dimensions | 23cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | includes bibliography and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In The Pursuit of Happiness Bianca C. Williams traces the experiences of African American women as they travel to Jamaica, where they address the perils and disappointments of American racism by looking for intimacy, happiness, and a connection to their racial identities. Through their encounters with Jamaican online communities and their participation in trips organized by Girlfriend Tours International, the women construct notions of racial, sexual, and emotional belonging by forming relationships with Jamaican men and other "girlfriends." These relationships allow the women to exercise agency and find happiness in ways that resist the damaging intersections of racism and patriarchy in the United States. However, while the women require a spiritual and virtual connection to Jamaica in order to live happily in the United States, their notion of happiness relies on travel, which requires leveraging their national privilege as American citizens. Williams's theorization of "emotional transnationalism" and the construction of affect across diasporic distance attends to the connections between race, gender, and affect while highlighting how affective relationships mark nationalized and gendered power differentials within the African diaspora.<br/><br/>https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-pursuit-of-happiness |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Jamaica |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | African American women--Race identity |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | United States |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Racism |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | 17/03/2022 | 1 | 0.00 | 305.48896073 WIL | 031235 | 17/03/2022 | 1 | 1949.88 | Books |
