Reads Carnival-related performances in relationship to the colonial and national histories of the circulation of Indian and black women's bodies in Trinidad and Tobago, asking what is at stake in these occupations of genre, form, and performative presence in the latest global scenes of late capitalism (where image and sound, as cultural productions, are always in circulation beyond the scope of the nation, and their own "original" referents).
Wintersteen,Benjamin (Author) and Browne,Katherine E. (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
136 p., Examines the religious, mythological and performance elements of the Afro-Caribbean street festival. Using the theories of performance, political economy and symbolic analysis, this work shows how elements of African, European and South American cultures interact to produce a unique understanding of the colonial and post-colonial experience.
The fifth annual Bermuda Jazz Festival took place on September 15-16, 2000, to a crowd estimated at 6,000. Some headliners included Roberta Flack, Norman Brown, Spyro Gyra, and Diana Krall. Many local Bermudans displayed their musical gifts as well
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
314 p, "Set in Trinidad, Manu's obsession to play "diable" in the carnival leads him into conflict with his wife, Samdaye, and sets into motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy the lives of his family and neighbors." (Publisher)
