Tropical cowboys : westerns, violence and masculinity in Kinshasa
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République démocratique du Congo (RDC), KinshasaThématique
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| Titre | Tropical cowboys : westerns, violence and masculinity in Kinshasa |
|---|---|
| Type de publication | Livre |
| Langue principale de la publication | anglais |
| Année de publication | 2016 |
| Auteur |  Charles Didier GONDOLA |
| Nom de la collection | African Expressive Culture |
| Nombre de pages | xii-254 |
| Éditeur | Indiana University Press |
| Ville | Bloomington (IN) Indianapolis (IN) |
| Genre | essai - étude |
| Pays d'édition | États-Unis |
| ISBN (Forme EAN-13) | 9780253020772 |
| Résumé/Présentation | "During the 1950s and 60s in the Congo city of Kinshasa, there emerged young urban male gangs known as 'Bills' or "Yankees." Modeling themselves on the images of the iconic American cowboy from Hollywood film, the 'Bills' sought to negotiate lives lived under oppressive economic, social, and political conditions. They developed their own style, subculture, and slang and as Ch. Didier Gondola shows, engaged in a quest for manhood through bodybuilding, marijuana, violent sexual behavior, and other transgressive acts. Gondola argues that this street culture became a backdrop for Congo-Zaire's emergence as an independent nation and continues to exert powerful influence on the country's urban youth culture today." (adademia.edu, 07.2016), Compte rendu : https://www.academia.edu/36657908/Buffalo_Bill_in_Central_Africa._Tropic... |
| Référence complète | Gondola, Didier. Tropical cowboys : westerns, violence and masculinity in Kinshasa. Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, Series : African Expressive Culture, 2016, xii-254 p., 21 b&w illus., 2 maps, 2 tables - ISBN : 978-0-253-02077-2. |
Auteurs
Charles Didier GONDOLA
Biographie : Doctorat en histoire sociale à l’Université Paris-7. En 2023 : professeur d’histoire africaine et de Africana Studies à Johns Hopkins University à Baltimore.
Nationalité : République démocratique du Congo
