When the Devil Knocks : The Congo Tradition and the Politics of Blackness in Twentieth-Century Panama /

"Despite its long history of encounters with colonialism, slavery, and neocolonialism, Panama continues to be an under-researched site of African Diaspora identity, culture, and performance. To address this void, Renee Alexander Craft examines an Afro-Latin Carnival performance tradition called...

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Hoofdauteur: Alexander Craft, Renee
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2015]
Reeks:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Prologue. Playing (with the) Devil
  • Introduction. Between the Devil and the deep blue sea
  • "Una raza, dos etnias" : the politics of be(com)ing "Afropanameño"
  • Christ, the Devil, and the terrain of blackness
  • Baptizing the Devil : circum-local transmission and translation of culture
  • "Los gringos vienen!" : "The gringos are coming! : race, gender, and tourism
  • Dancing with the Devil at the crossroads : performance ethnography and staging thresholds of difference
  • Dialogical performance, critical ethnography, and the "digital present."