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Description

1. 1 online resource (x, 178 pages) : illustrations.

Series statement

1. The Callaloo African diaspora series

Uniform title

1. Black soundscapes white stages (Online)

Alternative title

1. Black soundscapes white stages (Online)

Subject

1. West Indian literature (French) > History and criticism
2. Sound (Philosophy)
3. African diaspora in literature
4. Black people > West Indies, French > Music > History and criticism
5. Beguines (Music) > West Indies, French > History and criticism
6. Negritude (Literary movement)
7. Soundscapes (Music) > West Indies, French
8. Poetics > Language
9. West Indies, French > Colonization

Contents

1. Introduction: Le tumulte noir (pt I): French imperial soundscapes and the New World -- "Adieu madras, adieu foulard": the Doudou's colonial complaint -- "To begin the Biguine": remembering Antillean musical time -- La Baker: Princesse Tam Tam and the Doudou's signature dilemma -- Negritude drum circles: the Tam-Tam and the beat -- Le poste colonial and technologies of the minor -- Conclusion: "Notes from the sound field".

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-169) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Hill, Edwin C., 1971-

Title

1. Black soundscapes white stages [electronic resource] : the meaning of Francophone sound in the black Atlantic / Edwin C. Hill Jr.

Imprint

1. Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]

Series

1. The Callaloo African diaspora series

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-169) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2012048652

ISBN

1. 9781421410593 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
2. 1421410591 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
3. 9781421410609 (electronic)
4. 1421410605 (electronic)