Religion and Transnational Citizenship in the African Diaspora: Akan London by M

Description: Religion and Transnational Citizenship in the African Diaspora by Mattia Fumanti This book focuses on Akan speaking Ghanaians in London and explores in detail the experience of African migrants living in Britain. Of interest to researchers and scholars of anthropology, religion, sociology, postcolonial studies, and African studies, and additionally policy makers interested in diaspora and migration studies. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book focuses on Akan-speaking Ghanaians in London and explores in detail the experience of African migrants living in Britain, investigating how they construct their British citizenship through their membership of the church.Building on extensive ethnographic research in London and Ghana, the author explores the relationship between religion and citizenship, the emergence of transnational subjectivities, and the making of diaspora aesthetics among African migrants. Starting from the understanding that citizenship is dialogical, a status mediated by a subjects multiple and intersecting identities, the author highlights the limitations of existing conceptualisations of migrant citizenship. Anchored in a case study of the British/Ghanaian Methodist Church as a transnational religious organisation and cultural polity, the book explores diasporic religious subjectivities as both cosmopolitan and transnational, while being configured in emotionally and morally significant ways by the Methodist Church, as well as family, ethnicity, and nation.Interdisciplinary by nature, this book will be of interest to a wide range of researchers and scholars across the social sciences and humanities working in the fields of anthropology, religion, sociology, postcolonial studies, and African studies, and additionally policy makers interested in diaspora and migration studies. Author Biography Mattia Fumanti is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, UK. Table of Contents Introduction: The New African Diaspora: Ethnicity, Religion, and Citizenship in the Gateway City 1. Haringey: Associational Life and Black Leadership in a North London Borough 2. Migrant Spaces and Transnational Networks Between London and Ghana 3. "Virtuous Citizenship": Ethnicity and Encapsulation among Akan-Speaking Ghanaian Methodists in London 4. Agape Love: Gender, Class and Transnational Subjectivities in a Methodist Womens Fellowship 5. Showing-off Aesthetics: Looking Good, Making Relations and Being in the World in the London Akan Diaspora 6. Intimacy, Citizenship and Transnational Family Lives between London and Ghana Conclusion: Everyday Practices of Citizenship and the Struggle for Recognition and Distinction in Akan London Long Description This book focuses on Akan speaking Ghanaians in London and explores in detail the experience of African migrants living in Britain, investigating how they construct their British citizenship through their membership of the church. Building on extensive ethnographic research in London and Ghana, the author explores the relationship between religion and citizenship, the emergence of transnational subjectivities, and the making of diaspora aesthetics among African migrants. Starting from the understanding that citizenship is dialogical, a status mediated by a subjects multiple and intersecting identities, the author highlights the limitations of existing conceptualizations of migrant citizenship. Anchored in a case study of the British/Ghanaian Methodist church as a transnational religious organisation and cultural polity, the book explores diasporic religious subjectivities as both cosmopolitan and transnational, while being configured in emotionally and morally significant ways by the Methodist church, as well as family, ethnicity, and nation. Interdisciplinary by nature, this book will be of interest to a wide range researchers and scholars across the social sciences and humanities working in the fields of anthropology, religion, sociology, postcolonial studies, and African studies, and additionally policy makers interested in diaspora and migration studies. Details ISBN0367902915 Author Mattia Fumanti Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2022 ISBN-10 0367902915 ISBN-13 9780367902919 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-12-30 UK Release Date 2022-12-30 Imprint Routledge Subtitle Akan London Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-12-30 NZ Release Date 2022-12-30 Pages 196 Illustrations 3 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white Series Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora Alternative 9781032422084 DEWEY 305.896670421 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139407228;

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