Channeling Knowledges: Water and Afro-Diasporic Spirits in Latinx and Caribbean

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Channeling Knowledges by Rebeca L. Hey-Colón How water enables Caribbean and Latinx writers to reconnect to their pasts, presents, and futures. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How water enables Caribbean and Latinx writers to reconnect to their pasts, presents, and futures. Water is often tasked with upholding division through the imposition of geopolitical borders. We see this in the construction of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo on the US-Mexico border, as well as in how the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean are used to delineate the limits of US territory. In stark contrast to this divisive view, Afro-diasporic religions conceive of water as a place of connection; it is where spiritual entities and ancestors reside, and where knowledge awaits. Departing from the premise that water encourages confluence through the sustainment of contradiction, Channeling Knowledges fathoms waters depth and breadth in the work of Latinx and Caribbean creators such as Mayra Santos-Febres, Rita Indiana, Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua, and the Border of Lights collective. Combining methodologies from literary studies, anthropology, history, and religious studies, Rebeca L. Hey-Colons interdisciplinary study traces how Latinx and Caribbean cultural production draws on systems of Afro-diasporic worship-Haitian Vodou, La 21 Division (Dominican Vodou), and Santeria/Regla de Ocha-to channel the power of water, both salty and sweet, in sustaining connections between past, present, and not-yet-imagined futures. Author Biography Rebeca L. Hey-Colón is an assistant professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Temple University. Table of Contents Acknowledgements Prologue. Infusing the Sacred: The Liquid Knowledges of the Afro-Diasporic World Chapter 1. Channeling the Undocumented in Mayra Santos-Febress boat people Chapter 2. The Techno-Resonances of Rita Indianas La mucama de Omicunlé Chapter 3. Afro-Diasporic Currents in the Gloria Evangelina AnzaldÚa Papers Chapter 4. Orishas in the Borderlands Epilogue. Water and Light: The Bóveda as Counter-Archive Notes Works Cited Index Review Hey-Colóns approach to water is expansive and groundbreaking, as the book engages with saltwaters and freshwaters, unsettling the disciplinary boundaries that have traditionally linked these bodies of water to either Caribbean or Latinx Studies . . . As such, Channeling Knowledges, which is part of the "Latinx: The Future Is Now" series run by the University of Texas Press, represents a crucial and timely contribution to Afrolatinx, Caribbean, Border, and Religious Studies. * A Contracorriente *Channeling Knowledges successfully explores Afro-diasporic spirituality in literary worlds that pull us into Olokuns depths, while it elevates the intellectual, artistic, and activist labor of Latina/x and Caribbean writers. * ReVista *Hey-Colón posits an intriguing, thought-provoking approach to reading Latinx and Caribbean diasporic literature...She demonstrates an impressive command of Afro-diasporic religions and has used it well to offer innovative and penetrating readings of iconic texts and paintings. * Hispania * Details ISBN1477327258 Short Title Channeling Knowledges Pages 280 Publisher University of Texas Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1477327258 ISBN-13 9781477327258 Format Paperback Subtitle Water and Afro-Diasporic Spirits in Latinx and Caribbean Worlds Imprint University of Texas Press Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Series Latinx: The Future Is Now Illustrations 7 b&w images Publication Date 2023-05-09 AU Release Date 2023-05-09 NZ Release Date 2023-05-09 US Release Date 2023-05-09 UK Release Date 2023-05-09 Author Rebeca L. Hey-Colón DEWEY 860.99287 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161866527;

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