The Cultural Work: Maroon Performance in Paramaribo, Suriname (Music / Culture)
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- Synopsis
- How do people in an intensely multicultural city live alongside one another while maintaining clear boundaries? This question is at the core of The Cultural Work, which illustrates how the Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves) of Suriname and French Guiana, on the northern coast of South America, have used culture-representational performance to sustain their communities within Paramaribo, the capital. Focusing on three collectives known locally as "cultural groups," which specialize in the music and dance traditions of the Maroons, it marks a vital contribution to knowledge about the cultural map of the African diaspora in South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780819579560
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780819579546
- Publisher:
- Wesleyan University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/21/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Corinna Campbell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Music
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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