Sounds of the citizens
Subtitle: dancehall and community in Jamaica
By: Anne M. Galvin
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780826519788; 9780826519795
Subjects: Social life and customs; History and criticism; Dancehall (Music)
Description: "The rhythms of dancehall music reverberate in complicated ways throughout the lives of countless Jamaicans ... As the central role of the state in supporting communities has diminished, the rise of private efforts such as dancehall becomes all the more crucial ... Amidst all this, individual Jamaicans interact with the dancehall industry and its culture to find their own paths of employment, social identity, and sexual mores"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: "Money move" : the sociality of circulation, violence, and respect; title: "Give thanks for that man deh fi di place" : patronage, power, and shifting burdens of care; title: Dancehall dilemmas : sounds from the disquieted margins; title: "Got to mek a living" : dancehall as industry; title: The contradictions of neoliberal nation building in Jamaica : community development through dancehall; title: The long view.