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Rude Girl

By Birgit Weyhe

Rude Girl

By Birgit Weyhe

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Description
The white German graphic novelist Birgit Weyhe teaches at a US college through an academic exchange program. 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, only to discover 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
310
Release Date:
2024-04-29
Publication Date:
2024-04-29
Publisher:
Voland & Quist
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3863914023
ISBN13:
9783863914028
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
920 g
Height:
168 cm
Width:
238 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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