3 ‘‘J’ai Été au Bal’’: Cajun Sights and Sounds

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: ‘‘The Good Times Are Killing Me’’ 1
5. 1 Becoming-Cajun 9
6. 2 (Geo)graphies of (Dé)paysement: Dislocation and Unsettling in the Cajun Music Repertoire 40
7. 3 ‘‘J’ai Été au Bal’’: Cajun Sights and Sounds 73
8. 4 Feeling the Event: Spaces of Affects and the Cajun Dance Arena 110
9. 5 Disenchanting Les Bons Temps 132
10. 6 Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler, or, Death and Life in the Cajun Dance Arena 158
11. Notes 169
12. Works Cited 193
13. Index 211