Time and Memory in Reggae Music

The Politics of Hope

Sarah Daynes, Peter Martin, Bethan Hirst

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Manchester University Press
11 February 2016

Reggae; Sociology: sport & leisure

Series: Music and Society

On the basis of a body of reggae songs from the 1970s and late 1990s, this book offers a sociological analysis of memory, hope and redemption in reggae music. From Dennis Brown to Sizzla, the way in which reggae music constructs a musical, religious and socio-political memory in rupture with dominant models is vividly illustrated by the lyrics themselves. How is the past remembered in the present? How does remembering the past allow for imagining the future? How does collective memory participate in the historical grounding of collective identity? What is the relationship between tradition and revolution, between the recollection of the past and the imagination of the future, between passivity and action? Ultimately, this case study of 'memory at work' opens up a theoretical problem: the conceptualization of time and its relationship with memory. -- .

By: Sarah Daynes
Series edited by: Peter Martin
Other: Bethan Hirst
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781784992804
ISBN 10: 1784992801
Series: Music and Society
Pages: 310
Publication Date: 11 February 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Daynes is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro