Westerns, Violence, and Masculinity in Kinshasa
by
Ch. Didier Gondola
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2016
During the 1950s and 60s in the Congo city of Kinshasa, there emerged young urban male gangs known as "Bills" or "Yankees." Modeling themselves on the images of the iconic American cowboy from Hollywood film, the "Bills" sought to negotiate lives lived under oppressive economic, social, and political...