{"product_id":"rediasporization-gillian-richards-greaves-9781496831156","title":"Rediasporization: African-Guyanese Kweh-Kweh","description":"\u003ci\u003eRediasporization: African-Guyanese Kweh-Kweh\u003c\/i\u003e examines how African-Guyanese in New York City participate in the \u003ci\u003eCome to My Kwe-Kwe \u003c\/i\u003eritual to facilitate \u003ci\u003erediasporization\u003c\/i\u003e, that is, the creation of a newer diaspora from an existing one. Since the fall of 2005, African-Guyanese in New York City have celebrated \u003ci\u003eCome to My Kwe-Kwe\u003c\/i\u003e (more recently called \u003ci\u003eKwe-Kwe Night\u003c\/i\u003e) on the Friday evening before Labor Day. \u003ci\u003eCome to My Kwe-Kwe\u003c\/i\u003e is a reenactment of a uniquely African-Guyanese pre-wedding ritual called \u003ci\u003ekweh-kweh\u003c\/i\u003e, and sometimes referred to as \u003ci\u003ekarkalay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003emayan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ekweh-keh\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003epele\u003c\/i\u003e. A typical traditional (wedding-based) \u003ci\u003ekweh-kweh\u003c\/i\u003e has approximately ten ritual segments, which include the pouring of libation to welcome or appease the ancestors; a procession from the groom's residence to the bride's residence or central \u003ci\u003ekweh-kweh \u003c\/i\u003evenue; the hiding of the bride; and the negotiation of bride price. Each ritual segment is executed with music and dance, which allow for commentary on conjugal matters, such as sex, domestication, submissiveness, and hard work. \u003ci\u003eCome to My Kwe-Kwe \u003c\/i\u003ereplicates the overarching segments of the traditional \u003ci\u003ekweh-kweh\u003c\/i\u003e, but a couple (male and female) from the audience acts as the bride and groom, and props simulate the boundaries of the traditional performance space, such as the gate and the bride's home. This book draws on more than a decade of ethnographic research data and demonstrates how \u003ci\u003eCome to My Kwe-Kwe\u003c\/i\u003e allows African-Guyanese-Americans to negotiate complex, overlapping identities in their new homeland, by combining elements from the past and present and reinterpreting them to facilitate \u003ci\u003erediasporization \u003c\/i\u003eand ensure group survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gillian Richards-Greaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496831152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496831156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Gillian Richards-Greaves","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807043211519,"sku":"9781496831156","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa6d607c-c1b1-4946-8949-65171728960f.jpg?v=1745378394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rediasporization-gillian-richards-greaves-9781496831156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}