Sonjah Stanley Niaah Explained

Sonjah Stanley Niaah
Alma Mater:University of the West Indies
Thesis Title:Kingston's dancehall : a story of space and celebration
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:2004

Sonjah Stanley Niaah is a Jamaican scholar, cultural activist, and writer. She is known for her work on dancehall, old and new Black Atlantic performance geographies, ritual, dance, festivals, cultural and creative industries, as well as popular culture and the sacred.

Education and career

Stanley Niaah has a B.S. from the University of the West Indies (1991) and received her diploma in sociology in 1997 from the University of the West Indies. In 2004, she earned a Ph.D. in cultural studies from the University of the West Indies,[1] which made her the first Ph.D. cultural studies graduate from the University of the West Indies.[2] She was also the first to be appointed lecturer, and senior lecturer in Cultural Studies, and in 2015, Stanley Niaah was named director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies and the Reggae Studies Unit. She is also the inaugural Rhodes Trust Rex Nettleford Fellow in Cultural Studies.[3]

Work

Stanley Niaah is a Jamaican nationalist and Caribbean regionalist at heart, she is involved in efforts to promote cultural and creative industries,[4] and speaks up for respect for all cultures.[5] [6] She is an advocate for connecting education and music in Jamaica.[7] and has spoken on the actions taken by women to improve their presentation to the public.[8] Her 2010 book on Dancehall was reviewed by multiple venues,[9] [10] including Caribbean Quarterly[11] and Caribbean Studies.[12] More recently, her commentary can be viewed in documentary films or film series such as Samuel L. Jackson's Enslaved and Move (Netflix).

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Kingston's dancehall: a story of space and celebration . 2004 . English . Sonjah . Stanley Niaah. 64122588.
  2. Web site: Knight . Candiece . March 22, 2021 . Jamaica Observer Limited . 2022-03-19 . Jamaica Observer.
  3. Web site: Inaugural Rex Nettleford Prize in Cultural Studies Marketing and Communications Office, The University of West Indies at Mona. 2020-11-24. www.mona.uwi.edu.
  4. Web site: Gardner . Claudia . 2022-02-19 . Jamaican Youth Give Peter Tosh No Justice After Viral 'Equal Rights' Quiz Video . 2022-03-19 . DancehallMag . en-US.
  5. News: Chappell . Kate . October 31, 2018 . Many Jamaicans bleach their skin, but few people talk about it. A dancehall star wants to change that. . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-03-19 . 0190-8286.
  6. Web site: JOHNSON . RICHARD . October 12, 2021 . Jamaica Observer Limited . 2022-03-19 . Jamaica Observer.
  7. Web site: Chappell . Kate . June 18, 2019 . Economic reggae: Jamaican bank sells recovery with songs . 2022-03-19 . ABC News . en.
  8. Web site: Taking Surprising Risks For The Ideal Body . 2022-03-19 . www.wbur.org . en.
  9. Hope . Donna P. . 2013 . Review of Dancehall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto . NWIG: New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids . 87 . 1/2 . 195–197 . 10.1163/22134360-12340031 . 24713466 . 162235239 . 1382-2373. free .
  10. Web site: Beyond Boundaries: Sonjah Stanley Niaah's DanceHall Small Axe Project . 2020-11-24 . smallaxe.net.
  11. THOMAS . DEBORAH A. . 2011 . Review of Dancehall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto . Caribbean Quarterly . 57 . 3/4 . 123–124 . 41708490 . 0008-6495.
  12. Miranda . Katherine . 2011 . Review of DanceHall: From Slaveship to Ghetto . Caribbean Studies . 39 . 1/2 . 276–278 . 41495106 . 0008-6533.

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