Sea change : representations of transformation in the Mediterranean and Caribbean / edited by Jessica R. Boll, Marilén Loyola, and Sharon Meilahn Bartlett.
| Other author | Boll, Jessica R., editor. |
| Other author | Loyola, Marilén, editor. |
| Other author | Bartlett, Sharon Meilahn, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | x, 270 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Sea change (Boll) |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Mapping Mediterranean Meanings and Movement. Recurrent Archival References : Challenging Historical Innovation with Operation Sunken Sea by Heba Y. Amin / Amanda Tavares ; Food for Thought : Culinary and Cultural Transformation in El próximo Oriente / Jessica Boll ; Routes of Cinematic Memories in the Mediterranean : A View of Rosi's Fire at Sea and Crialese's Terraferma / Elena Festa ; La Chanson de Roland in Sicily : Muslim "Saracens" in Puppet Shows and Epic Performances / Sherine Hafez ; Rituals of the Managed Environment : Blue Flag Beachscapes and the Stewardship-Hospitality Complex / George Papamattheakis -- Part II: Charting Transatlantic and Caribbean Change. Visualizing the Voices of Migration in Javier de Isusi's Graphic Novel Asylum / Marilén Loyola ; TV Police Procedurals and Gender : Transformation in Italy and Cuba / Barbara Pezzotti and Carlos Uxo ; And Once More to the Sea : Afro-Transatlantic Poetics in Boat People / Laura García García ; A Fractured Whole : Imagining Diasporic Encounters in Praisesong for the Widow and Tar Baby / Michèle S. Frank ; Emergencia : Cataclysm and Generation in "El recipiente/Tsunami" / Sara Aponte-Olivieri -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Sea Change investigates cultural texts that reflect the metamorphosis of the Mediterranean and Caribbean regions during the last two centuries. By placing these two seas side by side, this book challenges conventional distinctions between them and highlights their many shared traits and connections, suggesting new ways to understand the economic, political, and environmental challenges both regions face today. While examining the cultural productions that emerge from the Mediterranean and Caribbean, modern languages scholars Jessica R. Boll, Marilén Loyola, and Sharon Meilahn Bartlett adopt a decentralized approach that moves beyond the influence of the United States and Europe. They further challenge traditional narratives by centering the experiences of individuals from historically repressed groups. Through analyses of visual art, puppet shows, songs, graphic fiction, and television, this volume shifts the focus away from the canonical to foreground accessible and popular forms of expression. By highlighting these places, perspectives, and productions, Sea Change underscores the reciprocal influence between the mainstream and the marginalized. It strives to dismantle (post)colonial hegemonies and demonstrate that those often relegated to the periphery can be agents-rather than mere subjects-of change."; Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Sea change. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2026 1487564376 9781487564377 |
| Genre/form | History |
| ISBN | 9781487564360 |
| ISBN | 1487564368 (hardcover) |
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