Artists, Performers, and Black Masculinity in the Haitian Diaspora

Jana Evans Braziel examines how Haitian diaspora writers, performance artists, and musicians address black masculinity through the Haitian Creole concept of gwo n gs, or "big men." She focuses on six artists and their work: writer Dany Laferri re, director Raoul Peck, rap artist Wyclef Jean, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, drag queen performer and poet Assotto Saint, and queer drag king performer Dr d (a.k.a. Mildr d Gerestant). For Braziel, these individuals confront the gendered, sexualized, and racialized boundaries of America's diaspora communities and openly resist "domestic" imperialism that targets immigrants, minorities, women, gays, and queers. This is a groundbreaking study at the intersections of gender and sexuality with race, ethnicity, nationality, and diaspora.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Braziel, Jana Evans
Published: 06/27/2008
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253219787
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.29w x 0.99d