The Politics of Caribbean Cyberculture

This book covers significant new ground, examining the impact and imprint of new leading technology on a range of popular expressions. This technology includes the internet, the computer, the cell phone, television, and radio, among others. Some of the specific expressions and phenomena treated include: tourism, big budget films, sports, video games, entertainment culture, religious and gospel culture, mobile culture, popular music, writing and technology, and porn. The work shows acute awareness of the wider global contexts--social, cultural, political, and spiritual--that form the backdrop for Caribbean cultural reconfiguration. Curwen Best argues that Caribbean culture has gone wireless, virtual, and simulated in the age of the machines. This Book Covers Significant New Ground, Examining The Impact And Imprint Of New Leading Technology On A Range Of Popular Expressions. This Technology Includes The Internet, The Computer, The Cell Phone, Television, And Radio, Among Others. Some Of The Specific Expressions And Phenomena Treated Include: Tourism, Big Budget Films, Sports,video Games, Entertainment Culture, Religious And Gospel Culture, Mobile Culture, Popular Music, Writing And Technology, And Porn. The Work Shows Acute Awareness Of The Wider Global Contexts-social, Cultural, Political, And Spiritual-that Form The Backdrop For Caribbean Cultural Reconfiguration. Curwen Best Argues That Caribbean Culture Has Gone Wireless, Virtual, And Simulated In The Age Of The Machines.--book Jacket. Introduction : Caribbean Cyberculture In The Age Of Machines -- Discourse On Technology : Go Search, Go Figure -- Internet And The Culture Wars : Caribbean Literary/cultural Studies In Cyberspace -- Cyber Reach : Caribbean Gospel (and Religious) Culture (version 5.0) -- Caribbean Entertainment And Music Culture Pre- And Post-internet -- Cricket (sports) And The Digital Dispensation -- Video Gamez : Enter The Machines (version 3.5) -- The Caribbean In Big-budget Film : The Caribbean In Tourism. Curwen Best. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [237]-242) And Index. This book covers significant new ground, examining the impact and imprint of new leading technology on a range of popular expressions. This technology includes the internet, the computer, the cell phone, television, and radio, among others. Best argues that Caribbean culture has gone wireless, virtual, and simulated in the age of the machines. This book examines the impact and imprint of new leading technology on a range of popular expressions within the Caribbean. Using technology as the mediator, Curwen Best connects core cultural expressions - including music, film, video, and sports - and examines how Caribbean culture has gone wireless, virtual, and simulated