{"product_id":"phonographic-memories-popular-music-and-the-contemporary-caribbean-novel-paperback-softback-9780813596594","title":"Phonographic Memories; Popular Music and the Contemporary Caribbean Novel (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813596594","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhonographic Memories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePopular Music and the Contemporary Caribbean Novel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNjelle W. Hamilton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813596594\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.367 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Njelle W. Hamilton's \u003ci\u003ePhonographic Memories\u003c\/i\u003e is a resonant and remarkable contribution to the fields of Caribbean studies and literary sound studies. Her substantive interdisciplinary work interweaves critical insights from neuropsychology, ethnomusicology, and literary studies with meticulous close-reading and close-listening analyses of musical styles, performance genres, and recording technologies in a multiplicity of Caribbean contexts. In harmony with the practice of \u003ci\u003eliyannaj \u003c\/i\u003ethat Hamilton relates in her analysis, this important and impactful work will appeal to audiophiles and bibliophiles alike.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Julie Huntington, author of Sounding Off: Rhythm, Music, and Identity in West African and Caribbean Francophone Novels\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Njelle Hamilton's \u003ci\u003ePhonographic Memories \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how a set of Caribbean novelists has foregrounded music as a locus for memory, nostalgia, and selfhood. Her study attests to the importance of music in the region in both personal and national senses of identity and suggests original ways of interpreting its representation in fiction.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Peter Manuel, author of Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePhonographic Memories \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to perform a sustained analysis of the narrative and thematic influence of Caribbean popular music on the Caribbean novel. Tracing a region-wide attention to the deep connections between music and memory in the work of Lawrence Scott, Oscar Hijuelos, Colin Channer, Daniel Maximin, and Ramabai Espinet, Njelle Hamilton tunes in to each novel's soundtrack while considering the broader listening cultures that sustain collective memory and situate Caribbean subjects in specific localities. These \"musical fictions\" depict Caribbean people turning to calypso, bolero, reggae, gwoka, and dub to record, retrieve, and replay personal and cultural memories. Offering a fresh perspective on musical nationalism and nostalgic memory in the era of globalization, \u003ci\u003ePhonographic Memories\u003c\/i\u003e affirms the continued importance of Caribbean music in providing contemporary novelists ethical narrative models for sounding marginalized memories and voices.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ca href='\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2tCQRm8\"'\u003eNjelle W. Hamilton's Spotify playlist to accompany Phonographic Memories: https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2tCQRm8\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments..... vii\u003ca name='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003e_GoBack\"\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction.....1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Phonographic Memory:\u003cbr\u003e Tracing the Calypsonian's Work in Lawrence Scott's \u003ci\u003eNight Calypso\u003c\/i\u003e .....35\u003cbr\u003e 2. \"Record Your Memories\":\u003cbr\u003e The Bolero Aesthetic in Oscar Hijuelos' \u003ci\u003eThe Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love\u003c\/i\u003e…..80\u003cbr\u003e 3. Re-Membering \"Body and Soul\":\u003cbr\u003e Gender, Gwoka, and Jazz in Daniel Maximin's \u003ci\u003eLone Sun.....\u003c\/i\u003e128\u003cbr\u003e 4. Roots, Romance, Reggae:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e(Dis)Placing Memory in Colin Channer's \u003ci\u003eWaiting in Vain\u003c\/i\u003e .....182\u003cbr\u003e 5. Memory as Mixtape:\u003cbr\u003e The Dub Aesthetic in Ramabai Espinet's \u003ci\u003eThe Swinging Bridge.....\u003c\/i\u003e236\u003cbr\u003e Coda.....283\u003cbr\u003e Notes .....296\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited .....TK\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563729318168,"sku":"9780813596594","price":26.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/phonographic-memories-popular-music-and-the-contemporary-caribbean-novel-paperback-softback-9780813596594","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}