Inna di dancehall : popular culture and the politics of identity in Jamaica /

Show other versions (1)

This work provides an accessible account of a poorly understood aspect of Jamaican popular culture. It explores the socio-political meanings of Jamaica's dancehall culture. In particular, the book gives an account of the power relations within the dancehall and between the dancehall and the wid...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hope, Donna P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Mona, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Music and dance > Jamaica > History.
Ragga (Music) > Jamaica.
Popular culture > Jamaica.
Dance halls > Social aspects > Jamaica.
Popular music > Jamaica.
Women dancers > Sexual behavior > Jamaica.
Violence > Jamaica.
Identity (Psychology) > Jamaica.
Sex role > Jamaica.
Musique et danse > Jamaïque > Histoire.
Ragga (Musique) > Jamaïque.
Culture populaire > Jamaïque.
Dancings > Aspect social > Jamaïque.
Musique populaire > Jamaïque.
Danseuses > Sexualité > Jamaïque.
Violence > Jamaïque.
Identité (Psychologie) > Jamaïque.
Rôle selon le sexe > Jamaïque.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Reggae.
Identity (Psychology)
Music and dance
Popular culture
Popular music
Ragga (Music)
Sex role
Violence
Jamaica
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This work provides an accessible account of a poorly understood aspect of Jamaican popular culture. It explores the socio-political meanings of Jamaica's dancehall culture. In particular, the book gives an account of the power relations within the dancehall and between the dancehall and the wider Jamaican society. Hope gives the reader an unmatched insider's view and explanation of power, violence and gender relations in Jamaica as seen through the prism of the dancehall.
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis (M. Phil.)--University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 2001.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 168 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references, discography, videography (pages 146-159) and index.
ISBN:9781435630895
1435630890
9766401683
9789766401689

Similar Items