The Power of the Story
Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
211 pages
978-1-83695-117-9 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is very interesting ... Its great uniqueness is associated with the expression in the form of storytelling, the different views of those impacted, and a prioritization of the analysis of cultural forms as a form of reaction and response." * Claudio Szlafsztein, University of Pittsburgh"A very good book ... It is driven by passion and the need for such critical thinking, and will certainly be welcome in the field of Caribbean Studies, Disaster Studies, Cultural and Literary Studies." * Mimi Sheller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index; 19 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
315 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83695-117-9 (9781836951179)
DOI
10.3167/9781800739567
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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).
Content
List of Figures
Introduction: The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean
Vincent Joos, Martin Munro, and John Ribo
Chapter 1. Mod Leta: Haitian Understandings of Crises Past in Present
Mark Schuller
Chapter 2. After the Storm: Hurricane Matthew, Haiti, and Disaster's Longue Duree
Laura Wagner
Chapter 3. Malediksyon: (Neo)colonial Development, Disasters, and Counter-Capitalism in Northeastern Haiti
Vincent Joos
Chapter 4. Post-Katrina Intrusions on African American Cultural Traditions in New Orleans
Shearon Roberts
Chapter 5. Cat Bonds and Necrocapitalism in Haiti and Puerto Rico
Jana Evans Braziel
Chapter 6. Wake Work in Post-Maria Puerto Rico and Beyond
John Ribo
Chapter 7. Art and Politics facing Disaster in the Caribbean: Defining a new Cultural Diplomacy
Vanessa Selk
Chapter 8. Marvin Victor's Corps melesand the Writing of Disaster in Haiti
Martin Munro
Chapter 9. Beyond Malediction and Prophecy: Melovivi or the trap
Alex Lenoble
Index
Introduction: The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean
Vincent Joos, Martin Munro, and John Ribo
Chapter 1. Mod Leta: Haitian Understandings of Crises Past in Present
Mark Schuller
Chapter 2. After the Storm: Hurricane Matthew, Haiti, and Disaster's Longue Duree
Laura Wagner
Chapter 3. Malediksyon: (Neo)colonial Development, Disasters, and Counter-Capitalism in Northeastern Haiti
Vincent Joos
Chapter 4. Post-Katrina Intrusions on African American Cultural Traditions in New Orleans
Shearon Roberts
Chapter 5. Cat Bonds and Necrocapitalism in Haiti and Puerto Rico
Jana Evans Braziel
Chapter 6. Wake Work in Post-Maria Puerto Rico and Beyond
John Ribo
Chapter 7. Art and Politics facing Disaster in the Caribbean: Defining a new Cultural Diplomacy
Vanessa Selk
Chapter 8. Marvin Victor's Corps melesand the Writing of Disaster in Haiti
Martin Munro
Chapter 9. Beyond Malediction and Prophecy: Melovivi or the trap
Alex Lenoble
Index