Rude Girl Paperback / softback
by Birgit Weyhe
Paperback / softback
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The white German graphic novelist Birgit Weyhe teaches at a US college through an academic exchange programme.
At a conference of American Germanists in the Midwest, she is accused of cultural expropriation.
Is she exploiting her privileges as a white writer when she tells stories about Black people?She meets Priscilla Layne, an African American professor of German studies with Caribbean roots.
Growing up, Priscilla is labelled an 'Oreo': too white for her Black classmates, and too Black for the white kids.
Rebelling against everything and everyone all at once, she joins the skinhead movement and becomes a rude girl, discovering a community where she feels valued.
Music, clothes, hair, food, class, race, gender, education - her life and identity are a complex composite.
But how should Birgit Weyhe tell a life story like Priscilla's?
What mistakes does she need to avoid? The act of storytelling itself becomes its own narrative layer in this unique graphic biography.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Publisher:V & Q Books
- Publication Date:29/04/2024
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- ISBN:9783863914028
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Publisher:V & Q Books
- Publication Date:29/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9783863914028