Re‐territorializing the city
Youth and the productive role of reggae music in Vanuatu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18972737 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Kraemer (0000-0002-1389-1389, Wilfrid Laurier University, corresponding author), Monika Stern (0000-0001-6181-1251, CNRS, LESC‐CREM: CNRS, Université Paris Nanterre Nanterre France) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 192-209 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Australian Journal of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1035-8811 • E-ISSN: 1757-6547 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/taja.12437 |
| OpenAlex | W4288444727 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
In Vanuatu, the popularity of reggae music has been on the rise since the late 1980s. Today, reggae music and reggae culture is ubiquitous. For many young people in Port Vila, Vanuatu's capital city, it is a fundamental component of their sense of belonging to the city. Their attraction to reggae derives from its messages of camaraderie, equality and justice. This paper argues that for many urban youth, playing, consuming and sharing reggae music and culture instrumentalises their urban place‐making activities and helps reterritorialise themselves in urban spaces. Drawing on ethnographic research, we demonstrate the extent to which its lyrics and messages resonate with youth who feel they are unable to express their social, economic and political discontent through other mediums. Furthermore, we show how for many youth, reggae conveys a sense of hopefulness that emboldens them to build a new life or ‘father land’ for themselves and their children
Aesthetics · Art · Ethnography · Literature · Lyrics · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Sociology · Anthropology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Law · Music History and Culture · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |