{"product_id":"abidjan-usa-9780253022295","title":"Abidjan USA","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important, thorough study. . . . Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study's attention to the intersection of lived experiences with wider historical events and social formations, as well as the author's careful analysis of Ivorian ballet and the dances and drum rhythms that constitute the genre, make \u003ci\u003eAbidjan USA \u003c\/i\u003ean important intervention in ethnomusicology and folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of American Folklore *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEM Series Preface\u003cbr\u003ePreface: A Confluence of Beginnings\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I. Program Notes\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: Abidjan USA \u003cbr\u003e2. \"Ballet\" as Nexus of Discourses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II. Stages and Stories\u003cbr\u003eAct I. Vado Diomande\u003cbr\u003e3. Kekene: the Performance of Oneness in NYC \u003cbr\u003e4. \"If you aren't careful, you don't know where you will end up!\": Vado Diomande and Transcendence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct II. Samba Diallo\u003cbr\u003e5. \"Culture brings everybody together\": Samba Diallo's Ayoka\u003cbr\u003e6. \"I'm happy because I'm different\": Samba Diallo and Exceptionalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct III. Sogbety Diomande\u003cbr\u003e7. \"You know you're in a different country\": Sogbety Diomande's West African Drum and Dance \u003cbr\u003e8. \"When you're in a new context, you try things that work in that context\": Sogbety Diomande and Adaptability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct IV. Dr. Djo Bi Irie Simon\u003cbr\u003e9. \"Open Village\": An Ivorian Wedding in an Indiana Cornfield\u003cbr\u003e10. \"Everyone is a cook, but he's a chef!\": Dr. Djo Bi and Innovation\u003cbr\u003e11. Thoughts on the Way Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400558354775,"sku":"9780253022295","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253022295.jpg?v=1730470976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/abidjan-usa-9780253022295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}