Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Dawson, Kevin  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Undercurrents of power [Texte imprimé] : aquatic culture in the African diaspora / Kevin Dawson

Publication : Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, copyright [2018]

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii, 351 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Collection : The early modern Americas

Lien à la collection : Early modern Americas (Philadelphia)  Voir toutes les notices liées

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-335) and index
As Dawson argues, histories of slavery have largely chronicled the fields of the New World, whether tobacco, sugar, indigo, rice, or cotton. However, most plantations were located near waterways to facilitate the transportation of goods to market, and large numbers of agricultural slaves had ready access to water in which to sustain their abilities and interests. Swimming and canoeing provided respite from the monotony of agricultural bondage and brief moments of bodily privacy. In some instances, enslaved laborers exchanged their aquatic expertise for unique privileges, including wages, opportunities to work free of direct white supervision, and even in rare circumstances, freedom.Dawson builds his analysis around a discussion of African traditions and the ways in which similar traditions--swimming, diving, boat making, even surfing--emerged within African diasporic communities. Undercurrents of Power not only chronicles the experiences of enslaved maritime workers, but also traverses the waters of the Atlantic repeatedly to trace and untangle cultural and social traditions

Sujet(s) : Africains -- À l'étranger -- Histoire  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Africains -- Bateaux -- À l'étranger -- Histoire  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Sports nautiques -- Afrique -- Histoire  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780812249897. - ISBN 0812249895. - ISBN 9780812224931. - ISBN 0812224930

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb47241168r

Notice n° :  FRBNF47241168 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : Introduction : waterscapes of the African diaspora ; Part I. Swimming culture. Atlantic African aquatic cultures : a cross-cultural comparison ; Cultural meanings of recreational swimming and surfing ; Aquatic sports and performance rituals : gender, bravery, and honor ; History from below : enslaved underwater divers ; Undercurrents of power : challenging racial hierarchies from below ; Part II. Canoe culture. African canoe-makers : constructing floating cultures ; Mountains divide and rivers unite : Atlantic African canoemen ; Maritime continuities : African canoes on new world waters ; The floating economies of slaves and slaveholders ; Sacred vessels, sacred waters : the cultural meanings of dugout canoes ; A world afloat : mobile slave communities ; The watermen's song : canoemen's aural waterscapes ; Conclusion : a sea change in Atlantic history ; Epilogue.