Afro-Atlantic dialogues : anthropology in the diaspora /

Other Authors: Yelvington, Kevin A.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Fe : School of American Research Press, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Kevin A. Yelvington
  • The invention of Africa in Latin America and the Caribbean : political discourse and anthropological praxis, 1920-1940 / Kevin A. Yelvington
  • Seaming connections : artworlds of the African diaspora / Sally Price
  • On the miracle of Creolization / Richard Price
  • The "new world" surrounds an ocean : theorizing the live dialogue between African and African American cultures / J. Lorand Matory
  • "Important truths" and "pernicious follies" : texts, covenants, and the Anabaptist church of Jamaica / John W. Pulis
  • "My mother dem nyus to plan' reis" : reflections on Gullah/Geechee Creole communication, connections, and the construction of cultural identity / Joko Sengova
  • African diaspora archaeology in dialogue / Theresa A. Singleton
  • Manhattan Africans : contradiction, continuity, and authenticity in a colonial heritage / Sabiyha Robin Prince
  • Collecting Puerto Ricans / Arlene Torres
  • Understanding "Africa" and "blackness" in Colombia : music and the politics of culture / Peter Wade
  • Commentary : building on a rehistoricized anthropology of the Afro-Atlantic / Faye V. Harrison.