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A man among other men by Jordanna Matlon
Has anyone ever read this book? She investigates black masculinity as shaped by colonialism and wage labor. White colonial officers serve as signals and symbols of masculinity. The violence they inflict and impose on their subjects informs black men on how to treat other supposedly subordinate men when they gain power. The book is set in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She argues that it is situated so that the entire national project embodies aspirational Frenchness that is perpetually untainted. In the same way, black men can never fully achieve the masculinity of white males. In the absence of such power, they inflict pain on their loved ones. Baldwin has expressed a similar sentiment. What are your thoughts?
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Has anyone ever read this book? She investigates black masculinity as shaped by colonialism and wage labor. White colonial officers serve as signals and symbols of masculinity. The violence they inflict and impose on their subjects informs black men on how to treat other supposedly subordinate men when they gain power. The book is set in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She argues that it is situated so that the entire national project embodies aspirational Frenchness that is perpetually untainted. In the same way, black men can never fully achieve the masculinity of white males. In the absence of such power, they inflict pain on their loved ones. Baldwin has expressed a similar sentiment. What are your thoughts?
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