In this paper I explore the nexus of slavery, diaspora, and citizenship through the close examination of the complex negotiations of “diasporic citizenship” in Ghana. Over the past 25 years, Ghana has been a major site for diasporic homecoming, both in terms of tourism and repatriation. This movement has been accompanied by multiple demands and promises of citizenship. I discuss three dimensions of citizenship that speak to the problematics of inclusion and exclusion in the rhetoric and practice of diasporic homecoming. First, there is citizenship as an affective claim to belonging; second, there is citizenship as a legal status (and obligation); and third, there is the renegotiation of citizenship through genetic ancestry. Articulated in terms of soul, dual citizenship, and embodied link, these citizenship claims and practices transcend and challenge the strict limits of the nation-state, thereby pointing toward the “crisis of citizenship” as a larger problem.

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辩论中的侨民公民身份

在本文中，我通过对加纳“侨民公民身份”的复杂谈判的仔细研究，探讨了奴隶制、侨民和公民身份之间的关系。在过去的 25 年里，加纳一直是侨民回国的主要场所，无论是在旅游还是遣返方面。这一运动伴随着公民的多重要求和承诺。我讨论了公民身份的三个维度，这些维度涉及侨民返乡的言论和实践中的包容和排斥问题。首先，公民身份是对归属感的一种情感诉求；其次，公民身份是一种法律地位（和义务）；第三，通过遗传血统重新谈判公民身份。在灵魂、双重国籍和具体联系方面，