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Sounds of Vacation - Political Economies of Caribbean Tourism (Hardcover)
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Sounds of Vacation - Political Economies of Caribbean Tourism (Hardcover)
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The contributors to Sounds of Vacation examine the commodification
of music and sound at popular vacation destinations throughout the
Caribbean in order to tease out the relationships between political
economy, hospitality, and the legacies of slavery and colonialism.
Drawing on case studies from Barbados, the Bahamas, Guadeloupe,
Saint Martin, and Saint Lucia, the contributors point to the myriad
ways live performances, programmed music, and the sonic environment
heighten tourists' pleasurable vacation experience. They explore,
among other topics, issues of authenticity in Bahamian music;
efforts to give tourists in Barbados peace and quiet at a former
site of colonial violence; and how resort soundscapes extend beyond
music to encompass the speech accents of local residents. Through
interviews with resort managers, musicians, and hospitality
workers, the contributors also outline the social, political, and
economic pressures and interests that affect musical labor and the
social encounters of musical production. In so doing, they prompt a
rethinking of how to account for music and sound's resonances in
postcolonial spaces. Contributors. Jerome Camal, Steven Feld,
Francio Guadeloupe, Jocelyne Guilbault, Jordi Halfman, Susan
Harewood, Percy C. Hintzen, Timothy Rommen
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