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The Spirit of Dancehall: Embodying a New Nomos in Jamaica
by Khytie K. Brown As we approached the vicinity of the tent we heard the wailing voices, dominated by church women, singing old Jamaican spirituals. The heart beat riddim of the drums pulsed and reverberated, giving life to the chorus. “Alleluia!” “Praise God!” Indecipherable glossolalia punctuated the emphatic praise. The sounds were foreboding. Even at…
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In Search of the Dead: (Un)marked Graves and The Sea of We
In Search of the Dead: (Un)marked Graves and The Sea of We by Thomas Glave We had left the car parked just off the main road – or, rather, off the paved road wide enough to accommodate one car comfortably – some hundred or so yards back, amidst thick bush, as most Jamaicans would term…
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Two Interviews with James Baldwin
by Robert Reid-Pharr, Editor I always felt that when I was talking publicly, I was talking mainly to the children, to the young, which is as to the future, and I was talking about people’s souls; I was never really talking about simply political action, because I am not a political activist. —from James Baldwin’s…
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On John de St. Jorre’s “Looking for Mercenaries”
Transition’s Anniversary Issue, published in 1997, featured selections from the magazine from 1961-1976, including John de St. Jorre’s 1967 article from T33, “Looking for Mercenaries.” St. Jorre candidly profiles a group of mercenaries drawn to the Congo to fight alongside the Katangese against the Congolese army. In the essay, he contends, “that a small group of…
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