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Keepin' it real? Engaging with language politics in Réunion through the juxtaposition of English and Réunionese Kreol in dancehall music (2015)
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Bremner, N. (2015). Keepin' it real? Engaging with language politics in Réunion through the juxtaposition of English and Réunionese Kreol in dancehall music. Journal of Romance Studies, 15(1), 111-130. https://doi.org/10.3828/jrs.15.1.111

Despite having originated over 15,000 km away in Jamaica, dancehall music has become a popular medium of cultural expression in the Indian Ocean French overseas department of Réunion. Youngpeople in particular appear to identify with dancehall songs... Read More about Keepin' it real? Engaging with language politics in Réunion through the juxtaposition of English and Réunionese Kreol in dancehall music.