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Book SynopsisSalsa and Its Transnational Moves presents a critical analysis of salsa dancing in Quebec, Canada. Pulling from such varied fields as anthropology, cultural studies, gender studies, and popular music studies, Pietrobruno examines the local and transnational dimensions underlying the dissemination of salsa within a North American metropolis.
Trade ReviewThis splendid book captures salsa dancing as both a global phenomenon, carried throughout the world by migrants and media technologies, and as a local practice, rooted deeply in the distinct cultures of different cities. Pietrobruno deftly combines richethnographic observation with a well-researched account of salsa's origins, development and ongoing transformations. The book moves towards a compelling engagement with dance's place in a world of digital communications and within what Pietrobruno callsvirtual migrations. This is a genuinely interdisciplinary book, one which will interest scholars of dance, diasporic cultural practice, media and popular music... -- William Straw, professor of communication studies, McGill University
This splendid book captures salsa dancing as both a global phenomenon, carried throughout the world by migrants and media technologies, and as a local practice, rooted deeply in the distinct cultures of different cities. Pietrobruno deftly combines rich ethnographic observation with a well-researched account of salsa's origins, development and ongoing transformations. The book moves towards a compelling engagement with dance's place in a world of digital communications and within what Pietrobruno calls "virtual migrations." This is a genuinely interdisciplinary book, one which will interest scholars of dance, diasporic cultural practice, media and popular music. -- William Straw, professor of communication studies, McGill University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Toward the Global Chapter 2 Beyond Caribbean Roots Chapter 3 Transnational Identities and Multicultural Connections Chapter 4 Staking Claims Chapter 5 The Couple in Dance Chapter 6 Commodifying the Gendered Embrace Chapter 7 Conclusion: Virtual Migrations
