The River in Reverse
Flood Imaginaries, Old and New
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12948390 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Asbjørn Grønstad (University of Bergen), Øyvind Vågnes (University of Bergen) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 122-135 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American, British and Canadian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1841-1487 • E-ISSN: 1841-964X |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Open (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.2478/abcsj-2024-0029 |
| OpenAlex | W4405912984 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
In this article, we turn to consider a specific region, and genre, that has spawned its own narrative tradition of environmentally perceptive songlore – the flood chronicles of the Mississippi Delta. Both real and mythological, this area constitutes a fertile source for the evolution of what we propose to call aesthetic imaginaries, and the article demonstrates how a distinct “flood imaginary” resonates through a specific tradition of songwriting, emerging and re-emerging with a set of poetic and musical tropes, serving different artistic purposes across time
Archaeology · Flood myth · Geography · Geotechnical engineering · Hydrology (agriculture · Water resource management · Environmental Science · Philippine History and Culture · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Geology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |