Description |
1 online resource (xi, 222 pages) |
Series |
Critical Caribbean studies |
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Critical Caribbean studies.
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Contents |
Phonographic memory : tracing the calypsonian's work in Lawrence Scott's Night calypso -- "Record your memories" : the bolero aesthetic in Oscar Hijuelos' The mambo kings play songs of love -- Re-membering "body and soul" : gender, gwoka, and jazz in Daniel Maximin's Lone sun -- Roots, romance, reggae : (dis)placing memory in Colin Channer's Waiting in vain -- Memory as mixtape : the dub aesthetic in Ramabai Espinet's The swinging bridge |
Summary |
"Phonographic Memories is the first book-length analysis of Caribbean popular music in the Caribbean novel. Tracing a region-wide poetics that attends to the centrality of Caribbean music in retrieving and replaying personal and cultural memories, Hamilton offers a fresh perspective on musical nationalism and nostalgic memory in the era of globalization"-- Provided by publisher |
Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Brandeis University, 2012, titled Sound writing : popular music in the contemporary Caribbean novel |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Caribbean fiction (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Music and literature -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 20th century
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Popular music in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Caribbean fiction (English)
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Music and literature
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Popular music in literature
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Caribbean Area
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780813596631 |
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0813596637 |
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0813596602 |
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9780813596600 |
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