Fada: boredom and belonging in niger
Auteur :
Masquelier, Adeline
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226624204
Date de publication :
27 mai 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Sewn; Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
By considering the fada as a site of experimentation, Masquelier offers a nuanced depiction of how young men in urban Niger engage in the quest for recognition and reinvent their own masculinity in the absence of conventional avenues to self-realization.