Caribbean And Southern: Transnational Perspectives on the U.s. South: Transitional Perspectives On The U.S. South - Brossura

9780820328324: Caribbean And Southern: Transnational Perspectives on the U.s. South: Transitional Perspectives On The U.S. South

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0820328324 ISBN 13: 9780820328324

Casa editrice: Univ of Georgia Pr, 2006

Ranging across the colonial and postcolonial eras of the American South and the Caribbean, the six essays in this volume take a fresh look at the regions' transnational linkages. With their focus on border zones, hybridity, and creolization, the essays challenge our notions about the cultural and economic trajectories of the African diaspora in this part of the world. For instance, was the movement of slaves seeking freedom in the United States always south to north? Or was the movement of slaves in bondage always westward, from Africa to the Caribbean or the Americas?

One consequence of the work presented in this volume is an expansion of the physical borders of the Caribbean-southern sphere to include, for example, the Chesapeake Bay area. Lesser-known populations, such as the Black Seminoles, also gain heightened visibility. Runaway slaves who first allied themselves with Florida Indians, the Black Seminoles later migrated to the Bahamas. Other topics covered include foodways, environmental justice and Caribbean tourism, and religious or celebratory traditions of Vodou, Jonkonnu, and Rocks.

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L'autore:

Helen A. Regis is an associate professor of geography and anthropology at Lousiana State University. She is the author of Fulbe Voices and coauthor of Charitable Choices.

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