Asia

Babylon East

Posted on July 8, 2010 - 3:49pm — akadagathur

Author

First Name:

Marvin D.

Last Name:

Sterling

Subtitle:

Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae and Rastafari in Japan

Publish City:

Durham, NC

Publish Company:

Duke University Press

ISSN/ISBN:

2147483647

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2010

In Babylon East, the anthropologist Marvin D. Sterling traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and otherelements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music.

Pages:

299

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/Babylon-East-Performing-Dancehall-Rastafari/dp/0822347229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278618362&sr=1-1

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Ethnicity, Inc.

Posted on September 25, 2009 - 10:36am — sfayele

Author

First Name:

John

Last Name:

Comaroff

Collaborators:

Jean Comaroff

Subtitle:

The Zulu Kingdom Awaits You

Publish City:

Chicago, IL

Publish Company:

University of Chicago Press

ISSN/ISBN:

226114724

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2009

In Ethnicity, Inc., John L. and Jean Comaroff explore a range of intriguing, disturbing, even absurd phenomena to analyze a new moment in the history of human identity: its rampant commodification.

Pages:

236

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/Ethnicity-Chicago-Studies-Practices-Meaning/dp/0226114724/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253888929&sr=8-1

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Desis in the House

Posted on August 4, 2009 - 1:55pm — 40728651

Author

First Name:

Sunaina

Last Name:

Maira

Subtitle:

Indian American Youth Culture in New York City

Publish City:

Philadelphia, PA

Publish Company:

Temple University Press

ISSN/ISBN:

1566399270

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2002

In this thorough academic study, Maira (Asian American studies, Univ. of Massachusetts) explores the cultural dynamics found among Desis, second-generation South Asian American youth.

Pages:

237

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/Desis-House-American-Culture-History/dp/1566399270/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236627690&sr=8-1

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When the Moon Waxes Red

Posted on July 30, 2009 - 12:14pm — uchechiiweala

Author

First Name:

Trinh

Last Name:

T. Minh-Ha

Subtitle:

Representation, Gender, and Cultural Politics

Publish City:

New York

Publish Company:

Routledge

ISSN/ISBN:

415904315

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

1991

In this collection of 14 essays, Trinh, a writer, feminist, and filmmaker, explores unconventional documentary filmmaking and literary techniques. Typically, documentary styles have kept a distance between subject and viewer, creating a sense of mastery in the viewer.

Pages:

251

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/When-Moon-Waxes-Red-Representation/dp/0415904315

Featured:

In Focus: Women

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Afro-Asian Encounters

Posted on June 29, 2009 - 3:59pm — Warrick Moses

Author

First Name:

Heike

Last Name:

Raphael-Hernandez

Collaborators:

Shannon Steen

Subtitle:

Culture, History, Politics

Publish Company:

NYU Press

ISSN/ISBN:

814775813

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2006

How might we understand yellowface performances by African Americans in 1930s swing adaptations of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, Paul Robeson's support of Asian and Asian American struggles, or the absorption of hip hop by Asian American youth culture?

AfroAsian Encounters is the first anthology to look at the mutual influence of and relationships between members of the African and Asian di

Pages:

342

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Desi Rap

Posted on June 29, 2009 - 3:01pm — Warrick Moses

Author

First Name:

Ajay

Last Name:

Nair

Subtitle:

South Asian Americans in Hip Hop

Publish Company:

Lexington Books

ISSN/ISBN:

739127217

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2008

Desi Rap explores the connection between South Asian Americans and hip-hop as both a sociopolitical/cultural movement and performative identity.

Pages:

198

The Rough Guide to Asian Underground

Posted on April 16, 2009 - 12:44pm — 40728651

Author

First Name:

Various Artists

Publish Company:

World Music Network

Language:

Various

Medium:

Audio

Year:

2003

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Guide-Asian-Underground/dp/B00008IUX5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1239899885&sr=1-1

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King Giddra

Posted on April 3, 2009 - 12:42pm — akadagathur

Author

First Name:

King Giddra

Collaborators:

K-Dub Shine, Zeebra, DJ & Oasis

Publish City:

Japan

Publish Company:

DefSTAR Records Inc.

Language:

Japanese

Medium:

Audio

Year:

2002

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Amis Hip Hop

Posted on April 3, 2009 - 12:18pm — akadagathur

Author

First Name:

Futuru C.L.

Last Name:

Tsai

Publish City:

Taitung, Taiwan

Language:

Chinese

Medium:

Video

Year:

2005

Amis Hip Hop documents how a group of young Amis men in Dulan village have blended influences from contemporary social and cultural life in Taiwan with their traditional practice of ritual dance performance in the village.

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Dictionary of African-American Slang

Posted on April 3, 2009 - 11:55am — akadagathur

Author

First Name:

Nami

Last Name:

Makoto

Collaborators:

Kenkyusha

Publish City:

Japan

Publish Company:

Manami Izumiyama

ISSN/ISBN:

2147483647

Language:

Japanese

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2007

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