Rumba in Exile - by Berta Jottar

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Postby bongosnotbombs » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:30 am

Does anyone know where I might be able to read or get a copy of this?

Berta's doctoral thesis, "Rumba in Exile: Irrational Noise, Zero Tolerance & the Poetics of Resistance in Central Park" [NYU 2005]

I stumbled across it on guarachon's esquinarumba websight. Looks like fascinating topic.

Has anyone read it?


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Postby ralph » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:48 pm

I emailed Berta Jotter to ask about this...I will let you know the reply.



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Postby ralph » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:20 pm

Berta said we need to contact Bob's Library at NYU because they distribute it....
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Postby bongosnotbombs » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:43 pm

Thanks Ralph, I was hoping for an electronic copy was available somewhere.
Are you planning on getting a copy?

I'm not trying to be a wise guy, but isn't it Bobst Library?




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Postby bongosnotbombs » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:51 pm

It is available electronically, but you need a login and a password to access the library...

anyone here go to NYU?

http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu/WebZ....recno=1
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Postby ralph » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:17 pm

When Berta said Bob's i was skeptical you are correct BNB'S
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Postby guarachon63 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:42 pm

hmpf I thought she was going to tell me when it was finished, maybe now that i think about it she meant, when it was "published"...

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Postby bongosnotbombs » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:38 pm

Well here is the deal guys....I got a digital copy.
The dissertation is over 400 pages.
The file size is 41 megabytes.
The material is also copyrighted.

Please PM me if you have any questions or requests.
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Postby JohnnyConga » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:42 pm

I'd like to read that too considering i was part of that "Central Park rumba" for years as well as getting chased out of many parks of the city, while playing....I can get into the whole "psycological" affect of drumming on some "races/cultures", in New York City, that "hated/hates" us "rumberos/drummers" when I was coming up , and obviously passed on to their children of today....Johnny Conga....
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Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:55 am

I can tell you guys I've read a few pages and it's very interesting.
I'd like to help everyone read it, I think the best way is for people to contact me privately about it.
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Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:25 am

If your interested in this dissertation, contact me privately, and I can send you a link where it can be downloaded from.
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