Abidjan USA: Music, Dance, and Mobility in the Lives of Four Ivorian Immigrants

by Daniel B Reed and Daniel B. Reed

Book Overview

Daniel B. Reed integrates individual stories with the study of performance to understand the forces of diaspora and mobility in the lives of musicians, dancers, and mask performers originally from C te d'Ivoire who now live in the United States. Through the lives of four Ivorian performers, Reed finds that dance and music, being transportable media, serve as effective ways to understand individual migrants in the world today. As members of an immigrant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253022290
• ISBN13: 9780253022295
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher