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| Title: | Fada: Boredom and Belonging in Niger |
| Author: | Masquelier, Adeline |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Pages: | 264 |
| Language: | English |
| City of publisher: | Chicago |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| ISBN: | 9780226624341 |
| Geographic term: | Niger |
| Subjects: | youth youth unemployment youth organizations |
| Abstract: | Niger most often comes into the public eye as an example of deprivation and insecurity. Urban centers have become concentrated areas of unemployment filled with young men trying, against all odds, to find jobs and fill their time with meaningful occupations. At the heart of this groundbreaking book is the fada - a space where men gather to escape boredom by talking, playing cards, listening to music, and drinking tea. As a place in which new forms of sociability and belonging are forged outside the unattainable arena of work, the fada has become an integral part of Niger's urban landscape. |
