The African-Jamaican Aesthetic : Cultural Retention and Transformation Across Borders.

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The African-Jamaican Aesthetic' explores the ways in which diasporic African-Jamaican writers employ cultural referents aesthetically in their literary works to challenge dominant European literary discourses; articulate concerns about racialization and belonging; and preserve and enact cultura...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tomlinson, Lisa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : BRILL, 2017.
Colección:Cross/Cultures Ser.
Temas:
Jamaican literature > History and criticism.
Jamaican literature > African influences.
Littérature jamaïquaine (anglaise) > Histoire et critique.
Littérature jamaïquaine (anglaise) > Influence africaine.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Jamaican literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The African-Jamaican Aesthetic: Cultural Retention and Transformation Across Borders; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Work Songs, Proverbs, and Storytelling in Jamaican Literary Tradition; 2 The African-Jamaican Aesthetic, Pan-Africanism, and Decolonization in Early Jamaican Literature; 3 Crossing Over to the Diaspora: The Reggae Aesthetic, Dub, and the Literary Diaspora; 4 Gendering Dub Culture Across Diaspora: Jamaican Female Dub Poets in Canada and England; 5 Home Away from Home: The African-Jamaican Aesthetic in Diasporic Novels; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index.

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