1st Edition

Minority within a Minority Black Francophone Immigrants and the Dynamics of Power and Resistance

By Amal Ibrahim Madibbo Copyright 2007
    254 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    254 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This book examines the institutional racism and language discrimination that Black Francophones – who constitute a racial minority situated within a linguistic minority – face and identifies the strategies of resistance Black Francophones invent to gain access to power structures. The book is written to cover an area of research (Black Francophones) that is largely understudied. The book deals with the areas of immigration, race and anti-racism, gender, multiculturalism, linguistic minorities and francophone studies. It brings together multidisciplinary sociological and sociolinguistic theories and methodologies and sheds light on the discourse of institutional racism and resistance.

    Contents

    Preface

    Acknowledgments

    Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 2: Socio-historical and Contemporary Contexts of the Migration of Black

    Francophone Africans and Haitians to Canada

    Chapter 3: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

    Chapter 4: Black Francophones in Ontario Facing State Racism

    Chapter 5: Antiracism and la Francophonie: Blacks within Francophone Communities and

    Institutions

    Chapter 6: Strategies of Resistance: Towards Building Stronger Black Francophone

    Communities

    Chapter 7: Conclusion

    Appendices

    Notes

    Bibliography

    Index

    Biography

    Amal Madibbo is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

    "...it's moral stance, readability, and pedagogical utility make it wouthwhile as a sharply critical take on racism in Canadian society."  -- Canadian Ethnic Studies