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


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Description

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.



Author: Vincent Joos
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 04/14/2023
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781800739567
ISBN10: 1800739567
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes | General

About the Author

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.