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Looking through the Lens of Black Immigrant Literacies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2024

Patriann Smith
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University of South Florida
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In this introductory chapter, an invitation is provided to begin a journey into the intricacies of Black Caribbean immigrant literacies through the use of Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, as exceptional Black imaginaries already inscribed in the world. Through the adept depiction of racialization and transracialization steeped in the Black experience in the US as juxtaposed against the notion of Black immigrants as a ‘model minority,’ the necessity for examining race in relation to the languaging and semiotizing of Black Caribbean immigrants is outlined. Presenting a brief overview of the emerging global project focused on racialized language, this chapter lays the groundwork for the painting of a compelling portrait of the holistic literacies of Black Caribbean immigrant youth. By signaling the attention to an ultimate positioning of flourishing as a necessary imperative for and alternative to rethinking literacies based on ‘success,’ the chapter concludes with a focus on solidarity between Black Caribbean and other populations as a key impetus for this work.

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Literacies of Migration
Translanguaging Imaginaries of Innocence
, pp. 1 - 23
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Introduction
  • Patriann Smith, University of South Florida
  • Book: Literacies of Migration
  • Online publication: 30 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979542.003
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  • Introduction
  • Patriann Smith, University of South Florida
  • Book: Literacies of Migration
  • Online publication: 30 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979542.003
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  • Introduction
  • Patriann Smith, University of South Florida
  • Book: Literacies of Migration
  • Online publication: 30 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108979542.003
Available formats
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