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Phonographic memories popular music and the contemporary Caribbean novel / Njelle W. Hamilton.
| Author/creator | Hamilton, Njelle W., 1977- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019] |
| Description | xi, 222 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical Caribbean studies |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| General note | Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Brandeis University, 2012, titled Sound writing : popular music in the contemporary Caribbean novel. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018049829 |
| ISBN | 9780813596600 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813596594 (softcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |