The Cultural Work : Maroon Performance in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Music / Culture Series .
- Music / Culture Series .
Cover -- The Cultural Work -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Ambivalent Forms -- CHAPTER 3. Cultural Groups as Interpretive Communities -- CHAPTER 4. Awasa: An Integrated Analysis -- CHAPTER 5. Alakondre Dron: Embodying Multiethnic Discourse -- CHAPTER 6. The Avondvierdaagse: Civic Exercise in a Consumer Society -- CHAPTER 7. Subversive Choreographies: Strategic Impositions on an Archetypal Image -- CHAPTER 8. Closing the Night: Invitations to Participation -- APPENDIX A: Maroon Genres and a Comparative Table of the Cultural Groups Kifoko, Saisa, and Fiamba -- APPENDIX B: List of Group Members Mentioned in the Text -- Notes -- References -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
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Maroons-Suriname-Paramaribo-Music-History and criticism. Maroons-Suriname-Paramaribo-Social life and customs. Folk music-Suriname-Paramaribo-History and criticism. Folk dancing-Suriname-Paramaribo-History.