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Indiana University Anthropologist to Discuss Japanese Reggae at Hamilton College
General Event Information
Event Category:
Lectures/Literary
Price:
FREE
Dates and Times:
March 7, 4:10PM-6:00PM
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“Babylon East: Japanese Reggae" presented by Marvin D. Sterling, associate professor of anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington. Sterling will discuss his recent book, Babylon East: Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae and Rastafari in Japan (2010), which traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae and dub music. Sterling considers Japanese performances and representations of Jamaican culture throughout Japan—from clubs and festivals to popular fiction. He illuminates issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class as he discusses topics ranging from the cultural capital that Japanese dancehall artists amass by immersing themselves in dancehall culture in Jamaica, New York and England, to the use of Rastafari as a means of critiquing class difference, consumerism and the colonial pasts of the West and Japan. Sterling considers the reactions of Jamaica’s artists to Japanese appropriations of Jamaican culture, as well as the relative positions of Jamaica and Japan in the world economy. |
Venue Information
Venue:
Hamilton College Days-Massolo Center
Address:
College Hill Road
City:
Clinton
State:
NY
Zip Code:
13323
Country:
United States
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