Power of the Story - Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean

A cross-disciplinary volume that combines and puts into dialogue perspectives on disasters, this book includes contributions from anthropology, history, cultural studies, sociology, and literary studies. Offering a rich and diverse set of arguments and analyses on the ever-relevant theme of catastrophe in the circum-Caribbean, it will encourage debate and collaboration between scholars working on disasters from a range of disciplinary perspectives.

Info autore

Vincent Joos is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Global French Studies at Florida State University. He recently published Urban Dwellings, Haitian Citizenships: Housing, Memory, and Daily Life in Haiti (Rutgers, 2021).

Martin Munro is Winthrop-King Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Florida State University.  His publications include Writing on the Fault Line: Haitian Literature and the Earthquake of 2010 (Liverpool UP, 2014) and Listening to the Caribbean: Sounds of Slavery, Revolt, and Race (Liverpool UP, 2022).

John Ribó is Assistant Professor of English at Florida State University where he specializes in contemporary Latinx literatures and cultures. His work has appeared in Chiricú, The Journal of Haitian Studies, Cuban Studies, and ASAP.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Vincent Munro Joos
• Con la collaborazione di: Vincent Joos (Editore), Martin Munro (Editore), Munro Martin (Editore), John Ribó (Editore)
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2026
• EAN: 9781836951179
• ISBN: 978-1-83695-117-9
• Pagine: 211
• Serie: Catastrophes in Context
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Social impact of disasters, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)