Longing for the future : Mal D'Afrique and Afro-optimism in perspectives on Somalia / edited by Rosetta Fiuliani Caponetto, Giusy Di Filippo, and Martina Di Florio.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : Routledge, Taylor, & Francis Group, [2024]
  • ©2024
Description
x, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Routledge studies in modern history. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "This volume focuses on a longing projected mostly toward the past (mal d’Afrique) alongside a longing toward the future (afro-optimism), and the different manifestations, shifting meanings, and potential points of contact of these two stances. The volume introduces a new perspective into the discussion of Somalia in Italian Studies. This is an intersectional work of Italian Studies scholarship, whose contributors help re-imagine the field and its relationship to Somalia with their diverse backgrounds, unique insights, and global breadth. The book integrates the current scholarship on Somalia with the most recent theoretical studies on nostalgia, visionary affect, colonial ruins, silenced archives, melancholy, ecology, food and diaspora, classical studies and performativity, storytelling, afro-fabulation and queer literature, media and humanitarianism, and afro optimism. The book will serve as an invaluable reference in multidisciplinary programs such as Global History, Africana Studies, Diaspora Studies, Migration Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Integrity and Global Studies, as well as Italian Studies and various core courses. Because of its interdisciplinary discussion of Somalia, the volume will draw the interest of a large readership among scholars, and non-scholars, from different disciplines and geographic affiliation." -- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Other title(s)
    Mal D'Afrique and Afro-optimism in perspectives on Somalia
    ISBN
    • 1032254289
    • 9781032254289
    OCLC
    1384415154
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