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Vibes Up

Reggae and Afro-Caribbean Migration from Costa Rica to Brooklyn

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  • 304 strony
  • 11 godzin czytania

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Focusing on reggae and dancehall culture, the book analyzes West Indian migration to Costa Rica and Brooklyn, exploring themes of diaspora, queerness, and Blackness. It uses reggae/dancehall as an ethnographic lens to reveal unique forms of resistance and the negotiation of gender and sexuality within the community. Additionally, the author highlights the establishment of informal cultural institutions that maintain transnational connections, providing a rich understanding of Caribbean cultural subjectivity in contemporary contexts.

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Vibes Up, Sabia McCoy-Torres

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2024
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Tytuł
Vibes Up
Podtytuł
Reggae and Afro-Caribbean Migration from Costa Rica to Brooklyn
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2024
Oprawa
twarda
Liczba stron
304
ISBN13
9781479827114
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Ocena
4 z 5
Opis
Focusing on reggae and dancehall culture, the book analyzes West Indian migration to Costa Rica and Brooklyn, exploring themes of diaspora, queerness, and Blackness. It uses reggae/dancehall as an ethnographic lens to reveal unique forms of resistance and the negotiation of gender and sexuality within the community. Additionally, the author highlights the establishment of informal cultural institutions that maintain transnational connections, providing a rich understanding of Caribbean cultural subjectivity in contemporary contexts.