Aïssatou Mbodj-Pouye
1) An Address in Paris: Emplacement, Bureaucracy, and Belonging in Hostels for West African Migrants
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After West African migrants arrived in France in the 1960s, the authorities opened residences for them known as "foyers." Initially intended to contain the West African population, these hostels for single men fostered the emergence of Black communities in the heart of Paris and other cities. More recently, however, a nationwide renovation program sought to replace the collective living arrangements of foyers with more individualized spaces by constructing...