The Cultural Work: Maroon Performance in Paramaribo, Suriname - Couverture souple

Campbell, Corinna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0819579556 ISBN 13 : 9780819579553

Editeur : Wesleyan University Press, 2020

Synopsis

The politics & poetics of cultural representation in a multiethnic city

How do people in an intensely multicultural city live alongside one another while maintaining clear boundaries? This question is at the core of The Cultural Work, which illustrates how the Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves) of Suriname and French Guiana, on the northern coast of South America, have used culture-representational performance to sustain their communities within Paramaribo, the capital. Focusing on three collectives known locally as "cultural groups," which specialize in the music and dance traditions of the Maroons, it marks a vital contribution to knowledge about the cultural map of the African diaspora in South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Corinna Campbell received her PhD from Harvard University in 2012 and is assistant professor of music at Williams College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wesleyan University Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0819579556
• ISBN 13: 9780819579553
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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