Sounding off : : rhythm, music, and identity in West African and Caribbean francophone novels / / Julie Huntington.
Intrigued by ""texted"" sonorities-the rhythms, musics, ordinary noises, and sounds of language in narratives-Julie Huntington examines the soundscapes in contemporary Francophone novels such as Ousmane Sembene's God's Bits of Wood (Senegal), and Patrick Chamoiseau'...
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| Superior document: | African Soundscapes |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | African Soundscapes
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Intrigued by ""texted"" sonorities-the rhythms, musics, ordinary noises, and sounds of language in narratives-Julie Huntington examines the soundscapes in contemporary Francophone novels such as Ousmane Sembene's God's Bits of Wood (Senegal), and Patrick Chamoiseau's Solibo Magnificent (Martinique). Through an ethnomusicological perspective, Huntington argues in Sounding Off that the range of sounds -footsteps, heartbeats, drumbeats-represented in West African and Caribbean works provides a rhythmic polyphony that creates spaces for configuring social and cultural identities.Hunti |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1282437313 9786612437311 1439900337 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Julie Huntington. |