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1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) |
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e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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Introduction: Oral sexual discourse in Jamaican popular culture -- 'Me know no law, me know no sin': transgressive identities and the voice of innocence: the historical context -- 'Culture an tradition an birthright': proverb as metaphor in the poetry of Louise Bennett -- That cunny Jarnma oman: representations of female sensibility in the poetry of Louise Bennett -- Words unbroken by the beat: the performance poetry of Jean Binta Breeze and Mikey Smith -- Writing oral history: Sistren Theatre Collective's Lionheart Gal -- Country come to town: Michael Thelwell's The Harder They Come -- Chanting down Babylon: Bob Marley's song as literary text -- Slackness hiding from culture: erotic play in the dancehall -- From 'centre' to 'margin': turning history upside down -- Appendix 1. Proverbs from Louise Bennett -- Appendix 2. Jamaican proverbs: a gender perspective |
| Summary |
The language of Jamaican popular culture-its folklore, idioms, music, poetry, song-even when written is based on a tradition of sound, an orality that has often been denigrated as not worthy of serious study. In Noises in the Blood, Carolyn Cooper critically examines the dismissed discourse of Jamaica's vibrant popular culture and reclaims these cultural forms, both oral and textual, from an undeserved neglect. Cooper's exploration of Jamaican popular culture covers a wide range of topics, including Bob Marley's lyrics, the performance poetry of Louise Bennett, Mikey Smith, and |
| Notes |
Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1993 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index |
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Discography: page 209 |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Popular culture -- Jamaica
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English language -- Jamaica
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HISTORY -- Caribbean & West Indies -- General.
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English language
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Popular culture
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Jamaica
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822381921 |
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0822381923 |
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