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Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large

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Carolyn Cooper's 'Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large' (2004), a study that defends dancehall's poetics and politics, including its treatment of gender, sexuality and the 'murder music' controversy, while critiquing readings that dismiss the form or overlook its women.

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Prof. Carolyn Cooper — 'Jamaica's Dancehall Culture At Large' (recorded lecture)

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Community-archived recording of a public lecture by Prof. Carolyn Cooper; discovery-only embed.

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Story · Well supported'Murder music': an international campaign and a free-expression argument

A cross-border human-rights campaign collided with dancehall over lyrics, cancellations and a disputed pledge.

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