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OverviewSilvia Bermdez's fascinating study reveals how Spanish popular music, produced between 1980 and 2013, was the first cultural site to engage in critical debate about ethnicity and race in relation to the immigration patterns that have been changing the social landscape of Spanish society since the late 1970s. In Rocking the Boat, Bermdez examines the lyrics of songs by both renowned and up and coming artists to illuminate how these new migrants challenged Spain's notions of homogeneity, boundaries, accommodation, and incorporation. Bermdez observes that immigration has had such a significant influence on Spanish society that the tattered boats, seen to this day on the shores of Spain and throughout the Mediterranean Sea, have become inverted emblems of the ships that were once symbols of great power and economic development. Rocking the Boat is a nuanced account of how popular urban music shaped the discourse on immigration, transnational migrants, and racialization in Spain's new social landscape. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Silvia BermudezPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781442648524ISBN 10: 144264852 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 01 March 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Permissions Introduction 1. The Roaring 1980s: From La Movida to Racial Naming, Slavery, and Muslims in the Catalan Maresme 2. The 1990s, Take One: Fortress Europe, Racism, Apologies, and Contestation 3. The 1990s, Take Two: The Racial Profiling of Black and Maghrebi Migrant Subject 4. Twenty-First Century Musical Landscapes in Spain: From Ska and Música mestiza to Singing, Chilling and Rapping against Racism Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsSilvia Bermudez's latest book Rocking the Boat offers a timely look into how musical narratives produced in Spain serve as cultural responses to legislative measures to secure entry into Europe, and portray the experiences of transnational migrants from the early 1980s to 2011... Bermudez's thorough close reading and clear prose make Rocking the Boat a good selection for undergraduate seminars and graduate course syllabi, and Hispanists and music specialists will also appreciate her multidisciplinary approach. -- Angela Acosta, The Ohio State University * EuropeNow * Author InformationSilvia Bermúdez is a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |