Noises in the Blood: Orality, Gender, and the"Vulgar" Body of Jamaican Popular Culture
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822315955
ISBN13:9780822315957
Release Date:February 1995
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
