IYARIC

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Disruption and Surveillance
Articles

The Politics of Reparations in Rastafari Livity and Reggae

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Chevy Eugene
York University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25071/2816-8275.11

Published 2022-09-30

How to Cite

Eugene, C. (2022). The Politics of Reparations in Rastafari Livity and Reggae. IYARIC, 1(1), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.25071/2816-8275.11

Abstract

In this paper, I explore the role of the Caribbean creative imagination in advancing the Caribbean reparations movement. To support my hypothesis on the role of the arts in reparations, I examine the politics of reparations in reggae music by my exploration of the studio albums of the most influential reggae artist - Bob Marley. The four themes underlined are: emancipation, chant down Babylon (destruction of the neoliberal construction of the world), repatriation, and the promised land. 

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