Infectious rhythm : metaphors of contagion and the spread of African culture /

Barbara Browning follows the trail of ""infectious rhythm"" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion which both celebrates the d...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Browning, Barbara
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Routledge, 1998.
Ausgabe:
1st edition
Zusammenfassung:
Barbara Browning follows the trail of ""infectious rhythm"" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion which both celebrates the diasporic spread of African culture, and serves as the justification for its brutal repression. The essays in this book examine both the vital and violent ways in which recent associations have been made between the AIDS pandemic and African diasporic cultural practices, including religious worship, music, dance
Umfang:
1 online resource (240 p.)
text file
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781136051906
1136051902
9780203611074
0203611071
9780415919807
0415919800
9781136051821
1136051821
Schlagworte:
Black people.
Culture diffusion.
Race relations.
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