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

• Superior document: Catastrophes in context
• TeilnehmendeR: Joos, Vincent,; Munro, Martin,; Ribó, John,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Berghahn Books,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Catastrophes in context.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (214 pages).

"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" -- Provided by publisher.

Table of 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.