Afro-Atlantic dialogues : anthropology in the diaspora

Yelvington, Kevin A., 1960- (Added Author).

Summary: "This book breaks new theoretical and methodological ground in the study of the African diaspora in the Atlantic world. Leading scholars of archaeology, linguistics, and socio-cultural anthropology draw upon extensive field experiences and archival investigations of black communities in North America, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa to challenge received paradigms in Afro-American anthropology."--Jacket.

Record details

OCLC: ocm60798439
ISBN: 9780852559789
ISBN: 085255978X
ISBN: 9781930618459
ISBN: 1930618468
ISBN: 193061845X
ISBN: 9781930618466
Physical Description: xii, 501 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
print
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Santa Fe : School of American Research Press ; Oxford : James Currey, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-489) and index.

Contents:

Introduction / Kevin A. Yelvington -- The invention of Africa in Latin America and the Caribbean : political discourse and anthropological praxis, 1920-1940 / Kevin A. Yelvington -- Seaming connections : artworlds of the African diaspora / Sally Price -- On the miracle of Creolization / Richard Price -- The "new world" surrounds an ocean : theorizing the live dialogue between African and African American cultures / J. Lorand Matory -- Important truths and pernicious follies : texts, covenants, and the Anabaptist church of Jamaica / John W. Pulis -- My mother dem nyus to plan' reis : reflections on Gullah/Geechee Creole communication, connections, and the construction of cultural identity / Joko Sengova -- African diaspora archaeology in dialogue / Theresa A. Singleton -- Manhattan Africans : contradiction, continuity, and authenticity in a colonial heritage / Sabiyha Robin Prince -- Collecting Puerto Ricans / Arlene Torres -- Understanding "Africa" and "blackness" in Colombia : music and the politics of culture / Peter Wade -- Commentary : building on a rehistoricized anthropology of the Afro-Atlantic / Faye V. Harrison.