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

Infectious Rhythm: Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African CultureBarbara 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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Editors Conyers and Smallwood have assembled an impressive array of contributors whose works reflect their expertise in the fields of history

Contemporary style

from classics such as Sweet Potato Biscuits

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