The power of the story : writing disasters in Haiti and the circum-Caribbean

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Joos, Vincent, editor (editor), Munro, Martin, editor, Ribó, John, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Catastrophes in context.
Materias:
Disaster relief > Caribbean Area.
Disaster relief > Haiti.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009741128006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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