Sujatha Fernandes: 4 books
Who Can Stop the Drums?
Urban Social Movements in Chávez’s Venezuela
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2010
In this vivid ethnography of social movements in the barrios, or poor shantytowns, of Caracas, Sujatha Fernandes reveals a significant dimension of political life in Venezuela since President Hugo Chávez was elected. Fernandes traces the histories of the barrios, from the guerrilla insurgency, movements...
Close to the Edge
In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2011
“Fernandes brilliantly captures the moment when a global generation curved toward a unifying language and culture and found something that was both much more and much less than what it was searching for. Close to the Edge is a beautifully told tale of the collective and the personal, the cultural...
Curated Stories
The Uses and Misuses of Storytelling
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Storytelling has proliferated today, from TED Talks and Humans of New York to a plethora of story-coaching agencies and consultants. Heartbreaking accounts of poverty, mistreatment, and struggle may move us deeply. But what do they move us to do? And what are the stakes in the crafting and use of...
Cuba Represent!
Cuban Arts, State Power, and the Making of New Revolutionary Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2006
In Cuba something curious has happened over the past fifteen years. The government has allowed vocal criticism of its policies to be expressed within the arts. Filmmakers, rappers, and visual and performance artists have addressed sensitive issues including bureaucracy, racial and gender discrimination,...