Man vibes : masculinities in the Jamaican dancehall

In Jamaica, dancehall music and culture has become perhaps the most prominent expression of Jamaican popular culture. Taking its name from dance halls in which popular local recordings were played by sound systems, the concept of Dancehall as a cultural space has rapidly gained momentum in the last...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Hope, Donna P.
Fformat: Ouvrage
Iaith:Anglais
Cyhoeddwyd: Kingston: Ian Randle, 2010.
Pynciau:
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Introduction
  • Theorizing Masculinities in Dancehall Culture
  • 'Ole Dawg with Nuff Gyal’: Promiscuous/Polygamous Masculinity in Dancehall Culture
  • ‘Badman Nuh Inna Dat’: (Gun) Violence as Hardcore Masculinity in Dancehall
  • ‘Chi Chi Man fi get Sladi’: Anti-Male Homosexual Debates as Dancehall Masculinity
  • ‘Haffi Bling and Clean’: Celebrating Masculine Consumption and Posing
  • ‘Fashion Ova Style’: Dancehall’s Masculine Duality
  • Conclusion