Introduction -- Sociohistorical background and contemporary context -- The construction and negotiation of Canadian identity -- The construction and negotiation of Francophone identity -- The construction and negotiation of Black-African identity -- Conclusion.
Summary
This book uncovers intricate convergences and divergences among Blackness, Canadian-ness and La Francophonie, positing anti-Black racism, linguistic discrimination, slavery, and colonialism and neo-colonialism as sites of identity exclusion. However, Black agency reconstructs and renegotiates identity meanings and praxis to strengthen belongingness and pave the way for inclusion in the future.-- Provided by publisher.
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