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Examines reggae culture as an expression of cultural, racial, and gender empowerment in the West Indian Diaspora
In popular media Caribbean culture has either been reduced to stereotypes of laziness, marijuana, and reggae music, or conversely, to an identity centered around a refutation of colonialism. Both are oversimplifications, and do not explain the enduring Caribbean identity and empowerment throughout the diaspora. Vibes Up offers an exploration of Caribbean culture as it is felt, understood, and expressed, centered on research conducted in Brooklyn and Costa Rica.
Sabia McCoy-Torres demonstrates how reggae culturewhich encompasses the music and performance modes of both roots and dancehallhelps to shed light on dynamics relating to migration, diaspora, queerness, Blackness, and Caribbean cultural subjectivity. Through an examination of elements of the Black outdoors, including nightlife venues, sidewalks, and streets in front of homes, the book shows

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      Publisher New York University Press
      Published 8/13/2024
      ISBN-13 9781479827114
      978-1479827114
      ISBN-10 1479827118

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Examines reggae culture as an expression of cultural, racial, and gender empowerment in the West Indian Diaspora
      In popular media Caribbean culture has either been reduced to stereotypes of laziness, marijuana, and reggae music, or conversely, to an identity centered around a refutation of colonialism. Both are oversimplifications, and do not explain the enduring Caribbean identity and empowerment throughout the diaspora. Vibes Up offers an exploration of Caribbean culture as it is felt, understood, and expressed, centered on research conducted in Brooklyn and Costa Rica.
      Sabia McCoy-Torres demonstrates how reggae culturewhich encompasses the music and performance modes of both roots and dancehallhelps to shed light on dynamics relating to migration, diaspora, queerness, Blackness, and Caribbean cultural subjectivity. Through an examination of elements of the Black outdoors, including nightlife venues, sidewalks, and streets in front of homes, the book shows

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