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    1. An ethnographic study of Papadjab, an Afro-Caribbean devil dancer: the Christmas street festival in St. Lucia

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Wintersteen,Benjamin (Author) and Browne,Katherine E. (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    136 p., Examines the religious, mythological and performance elements of the Afro-Caribbean street festival. Using the theories of performance, political economy and symbolic analysis, this work shows how elements of African, European and South American cultures interact to produce a unique understanding of the colonial and post-colonial experience.

    2. Costumes africanos no Brasil

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Querino,Manuel (Author) and Lody, Raul Giovanni da Motta (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Language:
    Portuguese
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    Salvador: EDUNEB
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    Originally published in 1938., 327 p.

    3. Perspectives on the Caribbean: a reader in culture, history, and representation

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Scher,Philip W. (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    Chichester, U.K.; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    302 p, Outlines the key research in Caribbean studies from history, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and folklore, examining classic ethnographies as well as new scholarship. Highlights the major concepts and debates in the anthropology and history of the Caribbean, including its unique Anglo, French, and Hispanic communities.&nbsp; Offers an overview of the strong traditions of art, literature, music, dance, and architecture in the Caribbean.