基本説明
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 Canvial, Calypso music on the world stage, Carnival and rap, and Canival as a global celebration.
Full Description
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.
Contents
Contents
Introduction: Trinidad Carnival in Global ContextGarth L. Green and Philip W. Scher
1. The Invention of Traditional Mas and the Politics of GenderPamela R. Franco
2. The Masquerader-Anthropologist: The Poetics and Politics of Studying CarnivalPatricia A. De Freitas
3. Authenticity, Commerce, and Nostalgia in the Trinidad CarnivalGarth L. Green
4. When "Natives" Become Tourists of Themselves: Returning Transnationals and the Carnival in Trinidad and TobagoPhilip W. Scher
5. Reading Caribana 1997: Black Youth, Puff Daddy, Style, and Diaspora TransformationsLyndon Phillip
6. Carnival in Aruba: "A Feast of Yourself"Victoria M. Razak
7. Creativity and Politics in the Steelband Music of Ray HolmanShannon Dudley
8. "Will Calypso Doom Rock'n'Roll?": The U.S. Calypso Craze of 1957Ray Funk and Donald R. Hill
9. The Politics of Cultural Value and the Value of Cultural Politics: International Intellectual Property Legislation in TrinidadRobin Balliger
AfterwordRoger Abrahams
Glossary of Terms
Works Cited
List of Contributors
Index
