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In 1963, Kenya gained independence from Britain, ending decades of
white colonial rule. While tens of thousands of whites relocated in
fear of losing their fortunes, many stayed. But over the past
decade, protests, scandals, and upheavals have unsettled families
with colonial origins, reminding them that their belonging is
tenuous. In this book, Janet McIntosh looks at the lives and
dilemmas of settler descendants living in post-independence Kenya.
From clinging to a lost colonial identity to pronouncing a new
Kenyan nationality, the public face of white Kenyans has undergone
changes fraught with ambiguity. Drawing on fieldwork and
interviews, McIntosh focuses on their discourse and narratives to
ask: What stories do settler descendants tell about their claim to
belong in Kenya? How do they situate themselves vis-a-vis the
colonial past and anti-colonial sentiment, phrasing and re-phrasing
their memories and judgments as they seek a position they feel is
ethically acceptable? McIntosh explores contradictory and diverse
responses: moral double consciousness, aspirations to uplift the
nation, ideological blind-spots, denials, and self-doubt as her
respondents strain to defend their entitlements in the face of
mounting Kenyan rhetorics of ancestry.
Early in his campaign, Donald Trump boasted that 'I know words. I
have the best words', yet despite these assurances his speech style
has sown conflict even as it has powered his meteoric rise. If the
Trump era feels like a political crisis to many, it is also a
linguistic one. Trump has repeatedly alarmed people around the
world, while exciting his fan-base with his unprecedented
rhetorical style, shock-tweeting, and weaponized words. Using many
detailed examples, this fascinating and highly topical book reveals
how Trump's rallying cries, boasts, accusations, and mockery enlist
many of his supporters into his alternate reality. From Trump's
relationship to the truth, to his use of gesture, to the
anti-immigrant tenor of his language, it illuminates the less
obvious mechanisms by which language in the Trump era has widened
divisions along lines of class, gender, race, international
relations, and even the sense of truth itself.
Early in his campaign, Donald Trump boasted that 'I know words. I
have the best words', yet despite these assurances his speech style
has sown conflict even as it has powered his meteoric rise. If the
Trump era feels like a political crisis to many, it is also a
linguistic one. Trump has repeatedly alarmed people around the
world, while exciting his fan-base with his unprecedented
rhetorical style, shock-tweeting, and weaponized words. Using many
detailed examples, this fascinating and highly topical book reveals
how Trump's rallying cries, boasts, accusations, and mockery enlist
many of his supporters into his alternate reality. From Trump's
relationship to the truth, to his use of gesture, to the
anti-immigrant tenor of his language, it illuminates the less
obvious mechanisms by which language in the Trump era has widened
divisions along lines of class, gender, race, international
relations, and even the sense of truth itself.
In 1963, Kenya gained independence from Britain, ending decades of
white colonial rule. While tens of thousands of whites relocated in
fear of losing their fortunes, many stayed. But over the past
decade, protests, scandals, and upheavals have unsettled families
with colonial origins, reminding them that their belonging is
tenuous. In this book, Janet McIntosh looks at the lives and
dilemmas of settler descendants living in post-independence Kenya.
From clinging to a lost colonial identity to pronouncing a new
Kenyan nationality, the public face of white Kenyans has undergone
changes fraught with ambiguity. Drawing on fieldwork and
interviews, McIntosh focuses on their discourse and narratives to
ask: What stories do settler descendants tell about their claim to
belong in Kenya? How do they situate themselves vis-a-vis the
colonial past and anti-colonial sentiment, phrasing and re-phrasing
their memories and judgments as they seek a position they feel is
ethically acceptable? McIntosh explores contradictory and diverse
responses: moral double consciousness, aspirations to uplift the
nation, ideological blind-spots, denials, and self-doubt as her
respondents strain to defend their entitlements in the face of
mounting Kenyan rhetorics of ancestry.
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