Infectious Rhythm: Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African Cultur

Infectious Rhythm: Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African CulturBarbara Browning follows the trail of "infectious rhythm" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion which both celebrates the diasporic spread of African culture, and serves as the justification for its brutal repression. The essays in this book examine both the vital and violent ways in which recent

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modernist literature

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This gorgeous collection is  the companion to the classic anthology Daughters of Africa—a major international collection that brings together the work of more than 200 women writers of African descent

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Unsure of what he could have possibly done to catch the eye of the boy who could easily have anyone he wants

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and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union’s secret police and internal security agencies

sport and its narratives often reinforce and re-create stereotypes and social boundaries