The power of the story : writing disasters in Haiti and the circum-Caribbean / edited by Vincent Joos, Martin Munro, John Ribó.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joos, Vincent, editor.

Munro, Martin, editor.

Ribó, John, editor.

Knowledge Unlatched, funder.

Series:

Catastrophes in context.

Catastrophes in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief--Caribbean Area.

Disaster relief.

Disaster relief--Haiti.

Disasters in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Berghahn Books, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"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 catastrophe in the circum-Caribbean, it will encourage debate and collaboration between scholars working on disasters from a range of disciplinary perspectives".

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

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ISBN:

1-80073-768-8

OCLC:

1320807964