Blackness as Burden? The Lived Experience of Black Africans in Australia

Skin color is broadly accepted as a conspicuous marker of difference and racial belonging. Yet while the body is understood as a given, it is also socially inscribed: heavily sexualized, gendered, and even “colored.” This article is about African bodies that are colored Black. It critically discusse...

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Main Authors: Virginia Mapedzahama, Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-08-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017720483