The power of the story  writing disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean /  [electronic book] : 
edited by Vincent Joos, Martin Munro and John Ribó. 
 - online resource (213 pages) 
 - Catastrophes in Context .
 - Catastrophes in Context  6 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Mod Leta: Haitian understanding of crises past and present -- After the storm: hurricane Matthew, Haiti, and disaster's Longue Duree -- Malediksyon (neo)colonial development, disasters, and counter-capitalism in Northeastern Haiti -- Post-Katrina intrusions on African American cultural traditions in New Orleans -- Cat bonds and necrocapitalism in Haiti and Puerto Rico -- Wake work in post-Maria Puerto Rico and beyond -- Art and politics facing disaster in the Caribbean: defining a new cultural dipomacy -- Marvin Victor's Corps Meles and the writing of disaster in Haiti -- Beyond malediction and prophecy: Melovivi or the trap 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction.: <br/>Knowledge Unlatched. <br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781800739567 (paperback) 9781800737686 (e-Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Disaster relief--Caribbean Area<br/>Disaster relief--Haiti<br/>Disasters in literature<br/>Postcolonialism<br/>Racism
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.34097299