2nd Blog Post
Niaah, S. S. (2004). Making space: Kingston’s Dancehall culture and its philosophy of “boundarylessness.” African Identities, 2(2), 117–132. https://doi.org/10.1080/1472584042000310847
The link above is a publication about the Jamaican equivalent dance genre dancehall, and I found it very interesting in the way that Dr. Niaah writes about the history and nuances of the style, mixing traditional academic jargon with her native dialect. In my research, I plan on making comparisons among soca, dancehall, hip hop, afrobeats and other styles that have blazed the trail on an international stage, in an effort to determine whether soca dance enthusiasts can borrow strategies from these alternative dance styles.
Niaah, S. S. (2004). Making space: Kingston’s Dancehall culture and its philosophy of “boundarylessness.” African Identities, 2(2), 117–132. https://doi.org/10.1080/1472584042000310847
The link above is a publication about the Jamaican equivalent dance genre dancehall, and I found it very interesting in the way that Dr. Niaah writes about the history and nuances of the style, mixing traditional academic jargon with her native dialect. In my research, I plan on making comparisons among soca, dancehall, hip hop, afrobeats and other styles that have blazed the trail on an international stage, in an effort to determine whether soca dance enthusiasts can borrow strategies from these alternative dance styles.
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References
Niaah, S. S. (2004). Making space: Kingston’s Dancehall culture and its philosophy of “boundarylessness.” African Identities, 2(2), 117–132. DOI: 10.1080/1472584042000310847
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