“Beautifully, immersively written, these everyday and reflective snapshots from the life of a Black, queer Norwegian woman are searing, insightful, and so recognizable for other women in the Black European diaspora.”—Gloria Wekker, author of <i>White Innocence: Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race</i> <br /><br />“A stunning memoir told in illuminating fragments. Joof’s devastating narrative captures what it costs to navigate spaces where you are constantly treated as if you do not belong.”—Ethelene Whitmire, author of <i>Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian</i> <br /><br />“This gemlike book relentlessly dramatizes the particularities of Norwegian racism. The power of Joof's observations increases in proportion to their understated precision. Her gentle voice is wholly deceptive. She slices through the delusions, denials, and defensiveness that distinguish the unthinkable racism of Scandinavian society.”—Paul Gilroy, author of <i>The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness</i>

In this biting, lyrical memoir, Camara Lundestad Joof, born in BodØ to Norwegian and Gambian parents, shares her experiences as a queer Black Norwegian woman. Joof’s daily encounters belie the myth of a colorblind contemporary Scandinavia. She wrestles with the fickle palimpsest of memory, demanding communion with her readers even as she recognizes her own exhaustion in the face of constantly being asked to educate others about racism. “I regularly decide to quit talking to white people about racism,” writes Joof. Discussions with white people about racism often feel unproductive, the occasional spark of hope coming at enormous personal cost. But not talking about it is impossible, a betrayal of self. The book is a self-examination as well as societal indictment. It is an open challenge to readers, to hear her as she talks about it, all the time.
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In this biting, lyrical memoir, Camara Lundestad Joof, born in Bodø to Norwegian and Gambian parents, shares her experiences as a queer Black Norwegian woman. Joof’s daily encounters belie the myth of a colorblind contemporary Scandinavia.
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Introduction: Let’s Talk about Race Monica L. Miller and Nana Osei-KofiDear BrotherQuittingWhat’s in a Name?Friend FirstNational Costume IA Less Significant EventWhitenessQuid Pro QuoPavlov’s BicycleGoing OutBrownness for SaleThe Stupidity of YouthStockholm—Oslo—CopenhagenStopMass EffectAfrican TimePillow TalkLow-Frequency FeelingsA Little ManPlaying the VictimCultural CapitalTraveling by PlaneTraveling by TrainThe Arts and Culture Center for NynorskTequilaBlabbermouthGratitudeYouth, FirstNew SweaterLoopHe Hit FirstThe RopeManiaSource CritiqueMom’s MemoryRedApoliticalSomeone Else’s BrotherYou’re on the Wrong Train, SirAvalancheNational Costume IIMom Is a SuperheroYour Silence Will Not Save YouEpilogueTranslator’s Note and AcknowledgmentsOlivia Noble Gunn
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ISBN
9780299348540
Publisert
2024-07-31
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Wisconsin Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
120

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Camara Lundestad Joof is the 2020–24 playwright in residence at Nasjonalteateret (The National Theatre) in Oslo, Norway; her works have also been staged in Sweden, Denmark, Italy, and Germany. Recent plays include Samtaler med bror and De mÅ fØde oss eller pule oss for Å elske oss.

Olivia Noble Gunn is an associate professor of Scandinavian studies and the Sverre Arestad Endowed Chair in Norwegian Studies at the University of Washington and the author of Empty Nurseries, Queer Occupants: Reproduction and the Future in Ibsen’s Late Plays.