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Re-constructing place and space : media, culture, discourse and the constitution of Caribbean diasporas / edited by Kamille Gentles-Peart and Maurice L. Hall. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2012. - 1 online resource (viii, 155 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Virile bodies, docile subjects : the representation of Black Caribbean masculinities in mainstream international media targeting female tourists / (Mis)perception of American media reality : narrating dissonance in the actuality of cultural assimilation / Indo-Caribbean folk music from oral tradition to cyberculture / Play mas : the forging of a Caribbean diaspora / Reasoning on Rastafari : African authenticity, Caribbean identity, and mass popularity / Shango dances across the water : music and the re-construction of Trinidadian Orisha in New York City / Nickesia S. Gordon -- Jennifer M. Keane-Dawes -- Peter Manuel -- Ken Archer -- Osei Alleyne -- Ryan Bazinet.

Cultural traditions transmitted within the primary and secondary migratory communities of the Caribbean are continually subject to loss, gain and reinterpretation. Communication practices play a role in these processes as they help to sustain and challeng.

ISBN: 9781443834940 (electronic bk.) 1443834947 (electronic bk.) 1283436442 9781283436441

Standard No.: 9786613436443

Source: 343644 MIL

Subjects--Topical Terms:
West Indians--Migrations.
Arts, Caribbean.
Antillais--Migrations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Emigration & Immigration.
Society.
Arts, Caribbean.
Emigration and immigration.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Caribbean Area--Emigration and immigration.
Caraïbes (Région)--Émigration et immigration.
Caribbean Area.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JV7321 / .R43 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 304.809729