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Beschreibung

Exploring Zora Neale Hurston's life and work through a decolonial lens, this book traces Hurston's journey from her early life (1891-1919) and struggles at the margins (1920-1930) to her peak as a pioneering ethnographer and writer (1931-1956) and her later years (1957-1960). Examining her navigation of a hostile academic environment, it highlights her redefinition of Black autonomy and diasporic identity. Through personal and political narratives, including Barracoon, it underscores Hurston's enduring influence on Anthropology and contemporary Black thought.

Exploring Zora Neale Hurston's life and work through a decolonial lens, this book traces Hurston's journey from her early life (1891-1919) and struggles at the margins (1920-1930) to her peak as a pioneering ethnographer and writer (1931-1956) and her later years (1957-1960). Examining her navigation of a hostile academic environment, it highlights her redefinition of Black autonomy and diasporic identity. Through personal and political narratives, including Barracoon, it underscores Hurston's enduring influence on Anthropology and contemporary Black thought.

Über den Autor

Ana Gretel Echazú Böschemeier is a tenured researcher at Fiocruz Brasília and an active member of the IUAES Commission on Human Rights, as well as a part of the leadership board of the ITD Alliance. She is a former tenured professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and a former scientific assistant at the Brazilian Ministry of Racial Equality (MIR). She was awarded the TWAS-UNESCO Fellowship (2022-2025) and was a visiting professor at the Gender and Development Department at the Asian Institute of Technology and Thammasat University (both in Thailand). She is the leader of the "Best Practices for Epistemic Justice" of the Brazilian National Council (CNPq) and serves as a Global Youth for Peace Fellow (2025-present), working with youth displaced by the climate crisis. Her work bridges anthropology, decoloniality, human rights, and intercultural knowledge production. She has written, translated, and published numerous essays, scientific articles, book chapters and books in English, Spanish, Tupi Nheengatu, Finnish, and Portuguese.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Biographien, Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Anthropology's Ancestors
ISBN-13: 9781836953517
ISBN-10: 1836953518
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Boschemeier, Ana Gretel Echazu
Gomes, Peti Mama
Hersteller: Berghahn Books
Anthropology's Ancestors
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Logos Europe, 9 Rue Nicolas Poussin, F-17000 LA Rochelle, contact@logoseurope.eu
Maße: 203 x 225 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Ana Gretel Echazu Boschemeier (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2026
Gewicht: 0,156 kg
Artikel-ID: 136149568