The power of the story writing disasters in Haiti and the circum-Caribbean
"A cross-disciplinary volume that combines and puts into dialogue perspectives on disasters, this book includes contributions from anthropology, history, cultural studies, sociology, and literary studies. Offering a rich and diverse set of arguments and analyses on the ever-relevant theme of ca...
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| Format: | eBook |
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New York, New York :
Berghahn Books
2023.
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| Series: | Catastrophes in context.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009736691306719 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction. The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean / Vincent Joos, Martin Munro, and John Ribó
- Mòd Leta: Haitian Understandings of Crises Past in Present / Mark Schuller
- After the Storm: Hurricane Matthew, Haiti, and Disaster's Longue Durée / Laura Wagner
- Malediksyon: (Neo)colonial Development, Disasters, and Counter-Capitalism in Northeastern Haiti / Vincent Joos
- Post-Katrina Intrusions on African American Cultural Traditions in New Orleans / Shearon Roberts
- Cat Bonds and Necrocapitalism in Haiti and Puerto Rico / Jana Evans Braziel
- Wake Work in Post-Maria Puerto Rico and Beyond / John Ribó
- Art and Politics facing Disaster in the Caribbean: Defining a New Cultural Diplomacy / Vanessa Selk
- Marvin Victor's Corps mêlés and the Writing of Disaster in Haiti / Martin Munro
- Beyond Malediction and Prophecy: Melovivi or the Trap / Alex Lenoble
- Epilogue. Disrupting Permanent Catastrophe through Commemoration, Grief, and Action / Vincent Joos, Martin Munro, and John Ribó.
