54,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Versandkostenfrei*
Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
  • Broschiertes Buch

Offering rich ethnography and a deep historical perspective, After the Dance, the Drums are Heavy is about carnival, politics, and the musical engagement of ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians in contemporary Haiti.

Produktbeschreibung
Offering rich ethnography and a deep historical perspective, After the Dance, the Drums are Heavy is about carnival, politics, and the musical engagement of ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians in contemporary Haiti.
Autorenporträt
Rebecca Dirksen is an ethnomusicologist working across the spectrum of musical genres in Haiti and its diaspora. Her research concerns cultural approaches to development, crisis, and disaster; sustainability, diverse environmentalisms, and ecomusicology; and applied/engaged/activist scholarship. She is a professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington and a founding member of the Diverse Environmentalisms Research Team (DERT).