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This eloquent, in-depth account of an extended African American family's grueling eight-year recovery from Katrina demonstrates how greater cultural understanding would enable disaster recovery organizations to better serve affected communities.
List of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Figures
- Introduction
- Part I. Shock Wave
- 1. When They Say Go
- 2. The Culture Broker
- 3. Not Just Any Red Beans
- Part II. Wave of Trouble
- 4. Ruin and Relief
- 5. Trial by Trailer
- 6. Bayou Speech and Bayou Style
- 7. Whose Road Home?
- 8. Almost to the Ground
- Part III. Wave of Reckoning
- 9. Settling
- 10. Call to Race
- 11. By and By
- Coda
- Appendix. Methodology
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author and Series Editor
- Index
About the author
KATHERINE E. BROWNE is a professor of anthropology at Colorado State University. She has published two previous books and produced two documentary films, including Still Waiting: Life After Katrina, which also portrays the family in this book. It has been broadcast on PBS stations in the United States and Canada. Browne is the recipient of the American Anthropological Association’s 2018 Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology.
Summary
This eloquent, in-depth account of an extended African American family’s grueling eight-year recovery from Katrina demonstrates how greater cultural understanding would enable disaster recovery organizations to better serve affected communities.
