Artists, Performers, and Black Masculinity in the Haitian Diaspora

by Jana Evans Braziel

Jana Evans Braziel examines how Haitian diaspora writers, performance artists, and musicians address black masculinity through the Haitian Creole concept of gwo n?gs, or "big men." She focuses on six artists and their work: writer Dany Laferri?re, director Raoul Peck, rap artist Wyclef Jean, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, drag queen performer and poet Assotto Saint, and queer drag king performer Dr?d (a.k.a. Mildr?d Gerestant). For Braziel, these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253219787
• ISBN13: 9780253219787
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher