Description: Infectious Rhythm : Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African Culture, Hardcover by Browning, Barbara, ISBN 0415919800, ISBN-13 9780415919807, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Barbara Browning follows the trail of "infectious rhythm" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion which both celebrates the diasporic spread of African culture, and serves as the justification for its brutal repression.
The essays in this book examine both the vital and violent ways in which recent associations have been made between the AIDS pandemic and African diasporic cultural practices, including religious worship, music, dance, sculpture, painting, orature, literature and film. While pointing to the lengthy and complex history of the metaphor of African contagion, Browning argues that in its politicized, life-affirming embodiment, the figure might actually teach us to respond to epidemia humanely.
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Book Title: Infectious Rhythm : Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of Afri
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Infectious Rhythm : Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African Culture
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Subject: Media Studies, Black Studies (Global), Popular Culture, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.9 Oz
Author: Barbara Browning
Subject Area: Art, Social Science
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
