Undercurrents of power
Subtitle: aquatic culture in the African diaspora
By: Kevin Dawson
Series: The early modern Americas; Early modern Americas
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780812249897
Subjects: Ethnic identity; Africans; Boats and boating; Aquatic sports; Slaves; Social conditions; African diaspora; History
Other titles: Aquatic culture in the African diaspora
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-335) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : waterscapes of the African diaspora; title: Part I. Swimming culture. Atlantic African aquatic cultures : a cross-cultural comparison; title: Cultural meanings of recreational swimming and surfing; title: Aquatic sports and performance rituals : gender, bravery, and honor; title: History from below : enslaved underwater divers; title: Undercurrents of power : challenging racial hierarchies from below; title: Part II. Canoe culture. African canoe-makers : constructing floating cultures; title: Mountains divide and rivers unite : Atlantic African canoemen; title: Maritime continuities : African canoes on new world waters; title: The floating economies of slaves and slaveholders; title: Sacred vessels, sacred waters : the cultural meanings of dugout canoes; title: A world afloat : mobile slave communities; title: The watermen's song : canoemen's aural waterscapes; title: Conclusion : a sea change in Atlantic history; title: Epilogue.