Abstract
The Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, open access online journal focusing on the dissemination of scholarly work about Latin America and the Caribbean. The editors also welcome submissions focusing on relations among Latin American and Caribbean countries and with other states and regions of the world. MARLAS publishes research findings aimed at a multidisciplinary audience and invites submissions based on rigorous analysis from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. The journal publishes scholarly articles, essays, research notes, book reviews, and periodic special issues examining specific topics in Latin American studies. MARLAS accepts submissions in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The Editorial Board asks prospective authors to examine carefully the guidelines for submissions. Previously published as Latin American Essays, a printed journal, since 1988, MARLAS represents a continuation of a 30-year tradition of high-quality scholarly contributions to the field of Latin American studies. MARLAS is a publication of the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS). For inquiries, please contact middleatlanticreviewlas@gmail.comMiddle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies es una revista académica en línea, revisada por pares, interdisciplinaria y de acceso libre, dedicada a la difusión de estudios sobre América Latina y el Caribe. Los editores también consideran trabajos que traten de las relaciones entre los países de América Latina y el Caribe con otras naciones y regiones del mundo. MARLAS se dirige a un público multidisciplinario y acepta trabajos que contengan un análisis riguroso y con una variedad de perspectivas teóricas y metodológicas. La revista acepta artículos científicos, ensayos, notas de investigación, reseñas de libros y, periódicamente, cuadernos especiales que examinen temas específicos en estudios latinoamericanos. MARLAS publica en inglés, español y portugués. El Consejo Editorial pide a los autores que atiendan cuidadosamente las directrices establecidas para el envío de manuscritos. Inicialmente publicada de forma impresa como Latin American Essays, MARLAS mantiene y sigue una tradición de 30 años de contribuciones académicas de alta calidad en el campo de los estudios latinoamericanos. MARLAS es una publicación del Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS). Para consultas, por favor contáctenos en el correo electrónico middleatlanticreviewlas@gmail.comMiddle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies é uma revista acadêmica on-line, revisada por pares, interdisciplinar e de acesso livre dedicada `a divulgação de estudos sobre a América Latina e o Caribe. Os editores também consideram trabalhos sobre as relações entre os países da América Latina e do Caribe com outras nações e regiões do mundo. MARLAS se dirige a um público multidisciplinar e aceita trabalhos que contenham análises rigorosas e com uma variedade de perspectivas teóricas e metodológicas. MARLAS publica artigos científicos, ensaios, notas de pesquisa, resenhas de livros e, periodicamente, edições especiais examinando temas específicos dos estudos latino-americanos. MARLAS aceita submissões em Inglês, Espanhol e Português. O Conselho Editorial solicita aos autores que examinem cuidadosamente as diretrizes para submissões. Publicada anteriormente, desde 1988, como Latin American Essays, uma revista impressa, MARLAS mantém e dá seguimento a uma tradição de 30 anos de contribuições de alta qualidade acadêmica no campo de estudos latino-americanos. MARLAS é uma publicação do Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS). Para consultas, por favor entre em contato com: middleatlanticreviewlas@gmail.com MARLAS IS INDEXED BY THE DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS (DOAJ), SCOPUS, THE HISPANIC-AMERICAN PERIODICAL INDEX (HAPI), CROSSREF, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, AND BY THE MLA DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS.MARLAS IS HOSTED BY THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION RESEARCH COMMONS PLATFORM https://www.larcommons.net/site/journal-publishing/ FROM LATIN AMERICAN ESSAYS TO MARLASPublished by the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies, MARLAS represents a continuation of a 30-year tradition of high-quality scholarly contributions to the field of Latin American studies. MARLAS' predecessor, Latin American Essays, a printed and interdisciplinary journal, was published annually until 2014. We invite you to explore the journal's archive here: Latin American Essays, a MACLAS publication
Highlights
Este artículo posiciona el performance como un concepto clave para entender la creolización
All this was in turn squelched by the ear-splitting, chaotic sound of two opposing tassa drumming bands signaling to everyone in the neighborhood that the wedding had begun
In discussing two iconic Trinidadian genres, tassa drumming and soca, I explore this idea in the sections that follow
Summary
I begin with a vignette detailing my experience as a listener. Listening is an exercise in hearing and perceiving sound. Noise need not be loud, but it is by definition intrusive In her astute history of automobile sound design, Karin Bijsterveld (2015) points out how car manufactures have worked since the 1920s to make automobiles an “acoustic cocoon” where riders have become increasingly isolated from the exterior environment. This cocooning is evident on a broader social level, evidenced by effective soundproofing in modern buildings (Crocker 2007) and, more importantly, through community noise abatement ordinances (Coelho 2007) that frequently work to control unwanted “noise” by regulating the activities of relatively powerless groups of people (Godsil 2006, 520–22). Who decides what noise is and at what cost? As Jacques Attali observes: “our science has always desired to monitor, measure, abstract, and castrate meaning... forgetting that life is full of noise” (2012, 29)
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