Trinidad Carnival : The Cultural Politics of a Transnational Festival.

By: Green, Garth LContributor(s): Scher, Philip WMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (273 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780253116727Subject(s): Carnival -- Trinidad and Tobago | Carnival -- West Indies | Trinidad and Tobago -- Social life and customs | Trinidadians -- Foreign countries -- Ethnic identity | West Indians -- Foreign countries -- Ethnic identity | West Indies -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Trinidad Carnival : The Cultural Politics of a Transnational FestivalDDC classification: 394.250972983 LOC classification: GT4229.T7 -- T74 2007ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction:Trinidad Carnival in Global Context -- 1. The Invention of Traditional Mas and the Politics of Gender -- 2. The Masquerader-Anthropologist: The Poetics andPolitics of Studying Carnival -- 3. Authenticity, Commerce, and Nostalgia in the Trinidad Carnival -- 4.When "Natives" Become Tourists of Themselves: Returning Transnationals and the Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago -- 5. Reading Caribana 1997: Black Youth, Puff Daddy, Style, and Diaspora Transformations -- 6. Carnival in Aruba: "A Feast of Yourself " -- 7. Creativity and Politics in the Steelband Music of Ray Holman, 1959-1972 -- 8. "Will Calypso Doom Rock'n'Roll?": The U.S. Calypso Craze of 1957 -- 9. The Politics of Cultural Value and the Value of Cultural Politics: International Intellectual Property Legislation in Trinidad -- Afterword -- Glossary of Terms -- Works Cited -- List of Contributors -- Index.
Summary: Like many Caribbean nations, Trinidad has felt the effects of globalization on its economy, politics, and expressive culture. Even Carnival, once a clandestine folk celebration, has been transformed into a major transnational festival. In Trinidad Carnival, Garth L. Green, Philip W. Scher, and an international group of scholars explore Carnival as a reflection of the nation and culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. The nine essays cover topics such as women in Carnival, the politics and poetics of Carnival, Carnival and cultural memory, Carnival as a tourist enterprise, the steelband music of Carnival, Calypso music on the world stage, Carnival and rap, and Carnival as a global celebration. For readers interested in the history and current expression of Carnival, this volume offers a multidimensional and transnational view of Carnival as a representation of Trinidad and Caribbean culture everywhere.Contributors are Robin Balliger, Shannon Dudley, Pamela R. Franco, Patricia A. de Freitas, Ray Funk, Garth L. Green, Donald R. Hill, Lyndon Phillip, Victoria Razak, and Philip W. Scher.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Cover -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction:Trinidad Carnival in Global Context -- 1. The Invention of Traditional Mas and the Politics of Gender -- 2. The Masquerader-Anthropologist: The Poetics andPolitics of Studying Carnival -- 3. Authenticity, Commerce, and Nostalgia in the Trinidad Carnival -- 4.When "Natives" Become Tourists of Themselves: Returning Transnationals and the Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago -- 5. Reading Caribana 1997: Black Youth, Puff Daddy, Style, and Diaspora Transformations -- 6. Carnival in Aruba: "A Feast of Yourself " -- 7. Creativity and Politics in the Steelband Music of Ray Holman, 1959-1972 -- 8. "Will Calypso Doom Rock'n'Roll?": The U.S. Calypso Craze of 1957 -- 9. The Politics of Cultural Value and the Value of Cultural Politics: International Intellectual Property Legislation in Trinidad -- Afterword -- Glossary of Terms -- Works Cited -- List of Contributors -- Index.

Like many Caribbean nations, Trinidad has felt the effects of globalization on its economy, politics, and expressive culture. Even Carnival, once a clandestine folk celebration, has been transformed into a major transnational festival. In Trinidad Carnival, Garth L. Green, Philip W. Scher, and an international group of scholars explore Carnival as a reflection of the nation and culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. The nine essays cover topics such as women in Carnival, the politics and poetics of Carnival, Carnival and cultural memory, Carnival as a tourist enterprise, the steelband music of Carnival, Calypso music on the world stage, Carnival and rap, and Carnival as a global celebration. For readers interested in the history and current expression of Carnival, this volume offers a multidimensional and transnational view of Carnival as a representation of Trinidad and Caribbean culture everywhere.Contributors are Robin Balliger, Shannon Dudley, Pamela R. Franco, Patricia A. de Freitas, Ray Funk, Garth L. Green, Donald R. Hill, Lyndon Phillip, Victoria Razak, and Philip W. Scher.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha