Nomads of the Body, Exiles of the Mind: Twentieth Century Transnational African American Mexican Art and Literature

<p>This dissertation examines the migration of African Americans from the U.S. to Mexico; however, these paths extend well beyond the North American continent and intersect with a much larger migration: the African Diaspora. The journeys of Langston Hughes, Audre Lorde, Willard Motley, and Elizabeth Catlett to Mexico illustrate an intricate web of rhizomatic connections spanning the Black Atlantic, the Caribbean Ocean, the Mississippi River and the Rio Grande. This dissertation examines the history of African American migration to Mexico during the twentieth century a well-documented, yet understudied area of research. These migrations offer an opportunity to reevaluate canon formation, Border studies discourse, and also serve as a platform to engage with twenty-first century conversations of globalism, border enforcement, and African American-Latinx solidarity.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2018

Author dc:creator

• Douglas, Anahi A

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Robert Reid-Pharr

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Marc Dolan
• Duncan Faherty

• African American Studies
• American Literature
• American Studies
• Arts and Humanities
• African American Literature
• Border Studies
• Mexico
• Migration Studies
• Transnationalism
• Expatriation and Exile Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2697

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-3705