{"product_id":"king-yellowman-meaningful-bodies-in-jamaican-dancehall-culture-paperback-softback-9789766408510","title":"King Yellowman; Meaningful Bodies in Jamaican Dancehall Culture (Paperback \/ softback) 9789766408510","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKing Yellowman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMeaningful Bodies in Jamaican Dancehall Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrent Hagerman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9789766408510\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.581 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-JM\"\u003eJamaican deejay\nYellowman divided a country with his bawdy songs and his very body: he has been\nwildly popular among dancehall fans, yet widely despised by polite society. Even\nthough his contribution to Jamaican musical culture is immense, scholars have\nignored him and reggae histories have largely misunderstood him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-JM\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-JM\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Yellowman:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeaningful\nBodies in Jamaican Dancehall Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe first serious study of one Jamaica's most significant artists\nand dancehall’s first major international star. It is a critical biography designed\nto satisfy fans while furthering academic discourse on dancehall by offering a\nnew perspective on the way Yellowman negotiates the slackness\/culture binary in\nJamaican music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-JM\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-JM\"\u003eBased on years of ethnographic\nfieldwork, Brent Hagerman begins with the compelling story of Winston Foster’s\nearly life as an abandoned ghetto outcast and his hard-fought journey to become\nthe King of Dancehall, then goes on to a critical exploration of the\nmarginalization of people with albinism in Jamaica and the use of slackness in\nCaribbean music. Through slackness and his mobilization of Rastafarian symbols,\nYellowman subverts embedded Jamaican cultural notions of sexuality, gender, and\nrace to overcome his cultural displacement, promote his yellow body as sexually\nappealing and forge a place for himself among the Jamaican body politic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eix \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003exiii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1. The Life and Times of Yellowman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eAbandoned: The Early Life of Winston “Yellowman” Foster, 1957–1971\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Alpha to Eventide: The Teenage Years, 1971–1976\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eRanking Dundus: Breaking into the Music Business, 1977–1978\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e46\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eMad over Me: Tastee Talent Competition to Aces International, 1979–1981\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e74\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eRam Jam Master, 1981\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e94\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eJamaica Proud of Me, 1982\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e127\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eKing Yellowman, 1983–1984\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e150\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eCan’t Hide from Jah: Encounters with Religion\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e178\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eSufferation, That’s All I Know: Cancer, 1985\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e192\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eMessage to the World: Prayer and More Slackness\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e200\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2. Meaningful Bodies in Jamaican Dancehall Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eYellowman, Race, Sex and Masculinity\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e225\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eYellowman in Reggae Histories and Scholarship\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e248\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eYellowman, Slackness and Social Critique\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e286\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eYellowman as Moral Regulator\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e296\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003eYellowman, Sex and Religion\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e313\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e335\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: “Galong Galong Galong”\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e339\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Selected Album Covers\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e341\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e347\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e357\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003cspan\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e369\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523399545112,"sku":"9789766408510","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/king-yellowman-meaningful-bodies-in-jamaican-dancehall-culture-paperback-softback-9789766408510","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}