Marissa J Moorman
Biographic Data
| ID | 135681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marissa J Moorman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marissa J |
| FAMILY NAME | Moorman |
| SIGNATURE | MOORMAN M J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Radio Soundings
Reviewed by: Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern by Liz Gunner Marissa J. Moorman (bio) Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern By Liz Gunner. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. 227. Elegant in argument and prose, Liz Gunner's Radio Soundings shows us how radio animated Black South African life, mediated the Zulu voice, and anchored the cultural production of Black South African literary figures in exil…
Guerrilla Broadcasters and the Unnerved Colonial State in Angola (1961-74)
This article explores the relationship between Angolan guerrilla broadcasts and their effects on the Portuguese counterinsurgency project in their war to hold on to their African colonies. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA's Angola Combatente ) and National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA's Voz de Angola Livre ) broadcasts allowed these movements to maintain a sonic presence in the Angolan territory from exile and t…
Anatomy of Kuduro
Kuduro, meaning "hard-ass" or "in a hard place," is a contemporary genre of music and dance produced and consumed in Angola, especially in Luanda. This article maps kuduro historically and assesses it in its current moment. While the dance is full of invention and the genre has thrived in the informal economy, this alternative expression and the infrastructure it produces cannot be considered politically or economically liberatory. But the intern…
Dueling Bands and Good Girls
Marissa J. Moorman, Dueling Bands and Good Girls: Gender, Music, and Nation in Luanda's Musseques, 1961-1974, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2 (2004), pp. 255-288
Anatomy of Kuduro
Kuduro, meaning "hard-ass" or "in a hard place," is a contemporary genre of music and dance produced and consumed in Angola, especially in Luanda. This article maps kuduro historically and assesses it in its current moment. While the dance is full of invention and the genre has thrived in the informal economy, this alternative expression and the infrastructure it produces cannot be considered politically or economically liberatory. But the intern…
Guerrilla Broadcasters and the Unnerved Colonial State in Angola (1961-74)
This article explores the relationship between Angolan guerrilla broadcasts and their effects on the Portuguese counterinsurgency project in their war to hold on to their African colonies. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA's Angola Combatente ) and National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA's Voz de Angola Livre ) broadcasts allowed these movements to maintain a sonic presence in the Angolan territory from exile and t…
Dueling Bands and Good Girls
Marissa J. Moorman, Dueling Bands and Good Girls: Gender, Music, and Nation in Luanda's Musseques, 1961-1974, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2 (2004), pp. 255-288
Dueling Bands and Good Girls
Marissa J. Moorman, Dueling Bands and Good Girls: Gender, Music, and Nation in Luanda's Musseques, 1961-1974, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2 (2004), pp. 255-288
Anatomy of Kuduro
Kuduro, meaning "hard-ass" or "in a hard place," is a contemporary genre of music and dance produced and consumed in Angola, especially in Luanda. This article maps kuduro historically and assesses it in its current moment. While the dance is full of invention and the genre has thrived in the informal economy, this alternative expression and the infrastructure it produces cannot be considered politically or economically liberatory. But the intern…
Guerrilla Broadcasters and the Unnerved Colonial State in Angola (1961-74)
This article explores the relationship between Angolan guerrilla broadcasts and their effects on the Portuguese counterinsurgency project in their war to hold on to their African colonies. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA's Angola Combatente ) and National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA's Voz de Angola Livre ) broadcasts allowed these movements to maintain a sonic presence in the Angolan territory from exile and t…
Radio Soundings
Reviewed by: Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern by Liz Gunner Marissa J. Moorman (bio) Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern By Liz Gunner. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. 227. Elegant in argument and prose, Liz Gunner's Radio Soundings shows us how radio animated Black South African life, mediated the Zulu voice, and anchored the cultural production of Black South African literary figures in exil…
Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)