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Cuban Women and Salsa
Delia Poey
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Description for Cuban Women and Salsa
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
Salsa is both an American and transnational phenomenon, however women in salsa have been neglected. To explore how female singers negotiate issues of gender, race, and nation through their performances, Poey engages with the ways they problematize the idea of the nation and facilitate their musical performances' movement across multiple borders.
Salsa is both an American and transnational phenomenon, however women in salsa have been neglected. To explore how female singers negotiate issues of gender, race, and nation through their performances, Poey engages with the ways they problematize the idea of the nation and facilitate their musical performances' movement across multiple borders.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349480166
SKU
V9781349480166
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About Delia Poey
Delia Poey is Associate Professor of Spanish at Florida State University, USA.
Reviews for Cuban Women and Salsa
"Taking a cultural studies approach, Poey examines a variety of materials: movies, recordings and accounts of live performances, song lyrics, and videos. Throughout she is interested in how performers challenge and inflect racial and gender norms. I especially liked the discussion of the way Mendoza substituted the audience for the male partner in a guaguancó, the critique of Estefan's carefully ... Read more