Infectious Rhythm: Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African Culture Osamu Nishi ISBN-10 : 086543719X

ISBN-10 : 086543719X

"My name is Tamba Cisso

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The early 19th century saw the glorification of frontier folk heroes like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone

Infectious Rhythm: Metaphors of Contagion and the Spread of African Culture Osamu Nishi ISBN-10 : 086543719XBarbara Browning follows the trail of "infectious rhythm" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion which both celebrates the diasporic spread of African culture, and serves as the justification for its brutal repression. The essays in this book examine both the vital and violent ways in which recent