| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 222 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Critical Caribbean studies
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Critical Caribbean studies.
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| Note |
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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Caribbean fiction (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Caribbean fiction (English) |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Music and literature -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 20th century.
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Music and literature. |
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Caribbean Area. |
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History. |
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Popular music in literature.
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Popular music in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hamilton, Njelle W., 1977- Phonographic memories. New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019] 9780813596600 (DLC) 2018049829 (OCoLC)1055262646 |
| ISBN |
9780813596631 (electronic book) |
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0813596637 (electronic book) |
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9780813596600 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813596594 (softcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0813596599 |
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0813596602 |
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9780813596600 |
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