03602nam 2200661 a 450 991045150540332120200520144314.00-253-11672-4(CKB)1000000000520507(EBL)319215(OCoLC)191924992(SSID)ssj0000285012(PQKBManifestationID)11226435(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285012(PQKBWorkID)10262012(PQKB)10694765(MiAaPQ)EBC319215(OCoLC)228173997(MdBmJHUP)muse16763(Au-PeEL)EBL319215(CaPaEBR)ebr10194054(EXLCZ)99100000000052050720060823d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrinidad carnival[electronic resource] the cultural politics of a transnational festival /edited by Garth L. Green and Philip W. ScherBloomington Indiana University Pressc20071 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-21883-7 0-253-34823-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-247) and index.The invention of traditional mas and the politics of gender / Pamela R. Franco -- The masquerader-anthropologist : the poetics and politics of studying carnival / Patricia A. De Freitas -- Authenticity, commerce, and nostalgia in the Trinidad carnival / Garth L. Green -- When "natives" become tourists of themselves : returning transnationals and the carnival in Trinidad and Tobago / Philip W. Scher -- Reading Caribana 1997 : black youth, Puff Daddy, style, and diaspora transformations / Lyndon Phillip -- Carnival in Aruba : "a feast of yourself" / Victoria M. Razak -- Creativity and politics in the steelband music of Ray Holman, 1959-1972 / Shannon Dudley -- "Will calypso doom rock'n'roll?" : the U.S. calypso craze of 1957 / Ray Funk and Donald R. Hill -- The politics of cultural value and the value of cultural politics : international intellectual property legislation in Trinidad / Robin Balliger.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 poetiCarnivalTrinidad and TobagoCarnivalWest IndiesTrinidadiansForeign countriesEthnic identityWest IndiansForeign countriesEthnic identityTrinidad and TobagoSocial life and customsWest IndiesSocial life and customsElectronic books.CarnivalCarnivalTrinidadiansEthnic identity.West IndiansEthnic identity.394.250972983Green Garth L858581Scher Philip W.1965-858582MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451505403321Trinidad carnival1916654UNINA