| Titre |
Congo's Dancers: Women and Work in Kinshasa |
| Type de publication |
Livre |
| Langue principale de la publication |
anglais |
| Année de publication |
2023
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| Auteur |
Lesley Nicole BRAUN
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| Nombre de pages |
216
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| Éditeur |
University of Wisconsin Press
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| ISBN (Forme EAN-13) |
9780299340308
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| Résumé/Présentation |
"[...] In Congo’s Dancers, Lesley Nicole Braun uses the prism of the Congolese danseuse to examine the politics of control and the ways in which notions of visibility, virtue, and socio-economic opportunity are interlinked in this urban African context. The work of the danseuse highlights the fact that public visibility is necessary to build the social networks required for economic independence, even as this visibility invites social opprobrium for women. The concert dancer therefore exemplifies many of the challenges that women face in Kinshasa as they navigate the public sphere, and she illustrates the gendered differences of local patronage politics that shape public morality. " (communiqué)
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| Référence complète |
Braun, Lesley Nicole. Congo's Dancers : Women and Work in Kinshasa. University of Wisconsin Press, 2023, 216 p., ill.
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