Download or read book Staying Tuned written by Suzanne Frentz and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staying Tuned: Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism examines serials. Broadcast first in 1926 on radio and since 1956 on television Monday through Friday 52 weeks a year, soap operas provide a clear promise to continue for as long as mass medicated entertainment exists. Over the last sixty years, billions have happily suffered along with the gallant men and women of the afternoon. A growing body of scholarly literature exists now to provide insights and suggest answers to the question of why so many continually return to the routine tragedies of daytime drama. Each of our chapters explores an aspect of soap opera which contributes to the endurance of the genre.
Download or read book Water in the Gourd and Other Jamaican Folk Stories written by Eddie Burke and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1975 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Pot written by Tania Hernandez and published by Epic Press. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On first meeting, you may not suspect that Tania Hernandez is a bawn Jamaican. A mix of various ethnicities, she embodies the Jamaican motto 'Out of many, one people.' But if her appearance doesn't immediately signal her Jamaicaness, there can be no doubt when the flavour and colour of the island dialect rolls off her tongue. At her performances, where she channels the spirit of the late Jamaican folklorist Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), Tania has audiences mesmerized. Through poems, riddles, stories, and songs, she weaves the textured, poetic, and complex tale of the Island. One Pot delivers the same exuberant storytelling and poetry. Blended with recipes that marry traditional Jamaican and worldly cuisine, it mek yuh belly bus' with good food and lively tales. The pages are perfectly seasoned with catchy phrases and cultural witticisms told in the inimitable language and style of Miss Tania Lou (stage name). Dis book noice, yuh see!" -Grace Cameron, editor and publisher JamaicanEats magazine, www.jamaicaneats.com Tania Hernandez, lovingly known as Miss Tania Lou, is a Jamaican-born Canadian who has been performing cultural songs, stories, poems, and skits for over 20 years in Canada, at schools and private functions. She has delighted crowds at the Heritage Singers 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Toronto Centre for the Arts; at "Miss Lou's Room" at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto--a space dedicated to Jamaica's cultural icon, the Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett-Coverley; at the farewell ceremony for Jamaican High Commissioner to Ottawa, Her Excellency Janice Miller; and for the Consul General to Toronto, Mr. Lloyd Wilks. In 2019 she performed at "This is Your Festival" in Gage Park, one of Ontario's largest festivals. Of herself, Tania says, "I provide nostalgia of the good ol' days when there was no TV, or just a black-and-white television. Many people would tell Anancy and other stories in their yard, listen to "Dulcimina," Ranny, and Miss Lou's show on the radio, watch "Ring Ding," go to pantomimes--maintaining a rich, vibrant Jamaican-Caribbean-African heritage whilst they "buss dem belly wid laugh." Tania is a wife, mother, grandmother, mentor, special education teacher, and recording artist who loves reading, jog-walking, sight-seeing, and cooking.
Download or read book The Book of Night Women written by Marlon James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings "An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breathtakingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.
Download or read book Caribbean Popular Culture written by John A. Lent and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jamaican written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Studies in Latin American Popular Culture written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Double Click Velocity written by Sharon E. Harris and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Double-Click Velocity is an on-the-edge-of-your-seat book. It is intriguing, mysterious, captivating, and shockingly surprising. From beginning to end, it catches your attention and, page after page, keeps you locked in the plot, the characters, the scenes, causing you to wonder, What's next? Get comfy and relax as Double-Click Velocity pulls you into a world of mystery and drama. You won't be disappointed. Enjoy!
Download or read book Phanuel Daughter of a Prophet written by Karen Minott and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For many weeks after the accident, the evening remained in Phanuel's mind—the surprise, the shock, the blood, and the loss. Her mind was seized by the very smell and feel of the day and would replay it in an unending loop—the unexpected jolt, the warm breath of the people thrown against her, their perspiring bodies blocking her exit, the swarming, wailing, confused crowd outside, and the bloody slaughterhouse feel. She was so very grateful but had many questions. Why had the Lord chosen her that day to live and not the deacon or the unfortunate others?" Phanuel: Daughter of a Prophet chronicles the amazing life of Phanuel Marrett, a Jamaican missionary, teacher, prophetess, and evangelist. In a biography that reads more like fiction, with its dramatic action and surprising twists, we follow Phanuel from her early days as a humble farmer's daughter through her dynamic life as a servant of the Lord.
Download or read book World Literature Cosmopolitanism Globality written by Gesine Müller and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From today’s vantage point it can be denied that the confidence in the abilities of globalism, mobility, and cosmopolitanism to illuminate cultural signification processes of our time has been severely shaken. In the face of this crisis, a key concept of this globalizing optimism as World Literature has been for the past twenty years necessarily is in the need of a comprehensive revision. World Literature, Cosmopolitanism, Globality: Beyond, Against, Post, Otherwise offers a wide range of contributions approaching the blind spots of the globally oriented Humanities for phenomena that in one way or another have gone beyond the discourses, aesthetics, and political positions of liberal cosmopolitanism and neoliberal globalization. Departing basically (but not exclusively) from different examples of Latin American literatures and cultures in globalized contexts, this volume provides innovative insights into critical readings of World Literature and its related conceptualizations. A timely book that embraces highly innovative perspectives, it will be a mustread for all scholars involved in the field of the global dimensions of literature.
Download or read book Jamaica Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of Women Writers from the Caribbean written by Brenda F. Berrian and published by Three Continents. This book was released on 1989 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For review see: Sue N. Greene, in Nieuwe West-Indische Gids / New West Indian Guide, vol. 65, no. 1 & 2 (1991); p. 94-96; Jennifer Jackson, in The Caribbean Writer, vol. 5 (1991); p. 125-126; Stefanie Gehrke, in Caribbean writers = Les auteurs Caribéens, ed. by Marlies Glaser & Marion Pausch (1994); p. 226.
Download or read book Phonological Variation in the Jamaican Continuum written by Glenn Alan Akers and published by Karoma Publishers, Incorporated. This book was released on 1981 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brexit Anancy written by H M Hanlan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anancy, Jamaica's most precious and beloved 'hand me down' from Western Africa, takes a trip to a far away land. He arrives during a most turbulent time of great change. Through his cunning storytelling, the link between Jamaica and West Africa is evident.
Download or read book Fate or Providence written by Stevel Beckford PhD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fate or Providence: A Journey of a Country Lad summarizes the experiences of Dr. Stevel Beckford, who, although hailed from a low socioeconomic background, managed to face extreme difficulties, financial needs, and challenges and overcome them. This book introduces some important individuals in his life; some have passed on, but their memories still linger with Stevel. They have all helped to motivate and provide guidance toward his upward mobility and have affirmed him in society. This book is written primarily with the teenagers and young adults in mind to encourage them. Some of them are facing many different types of challenges that are serving as barriers to their success. The book should stimulate them into thinking that although the odds are evident, if they forge ahead with perseverance, they can achieve the success they desire or deserve.
Download or read book SETTLING IN CANADA written by Billroy Powell and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout their history, the Jamaican people perpetually struggle to survive under extraordinarily harsh economic and social conditions. from a historical perspective, this is fundamental to understanding the psyche of Jamaicans migrating to and settling in Canada in search of a better and more prosperous life. Therefore, their courage and determination have a backdrop, which the reader must be familiar with in order to understand the Jamaican desire f or respect, peace and dignity. Significantly this book provides a classic account of the Jamaican experience settling in Canada over a period of five decades starting from the 1950s and lasting until the 2000s. It is divided into five chapters, three of which encompass interviews with individuals who immigrated to Canada. Each of the three chapters covers a twenty year period: the 1950s and 60s, the 1970s and 80s, and the 1990s and beyond. in order to provide a credible description of what the general experience might entail, three heuristic methods were employed to gather the most accurate data available. a literature review was conducted to expand and strengthen the author's knowledge base of the subject matter. the auth or researched a number of books, newspaper articles and internet publications which provided critical perspectives from writers who tried to interpret attitudes and behaviors directed at Jamaicans on their journey towards settling in Canada. These perspectives include covert and overt issues connected to various categories of immigrants: those who came under the nursing, domestic, and seasonal agricultural worker programs and those who came as visitors. Furthermore, a plethora of literature was reviewed about Jamaicans, in general, (including middle and upper class Jamaicans who came to Canada significantly as independents) and their achievements. This secondary information and paper-based survey data assisted the auth or in crafting the last two chapters of the book.
Download or read book Impact of Cuban Soviet Ties in the Western Hemisphere written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
