Abstract: Communication au Colloque "Lutter dans les Afriques", 26-27 novembre 2009, Paris Sorbonne.; International audience; In the wake of independence in African countries, part of the urban youth of Mali incorporated cosmopolitan models in music and dress, ranging from yéyé to rock-and-roll, as well as Afro-Cuban and Afro-American influences, thereby refusing to submit to the political and cultural norms imposed by the socialist and later military government. Through their bodily appearance, these young people questioned their sexual identity, thei...
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