Author: Garth L. Green
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253116724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book 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.
Trinidad Carnival
Author: Garth L. Green
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253116724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book 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.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253116724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book 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.
Bacchanal!
Author: Peter Mason
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781566396639
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
For two days each year Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, hosts 'the greatest show on earth' - a raucous mix of music, costume and revelry known as Carnival. The festival has become more or less synonymous with the Caribbean island and is an intrinsic part of its identity and popular culture. Making extensive use of interviews with artists and other participants, BACCHANAL! explores the place of Carnival in Trinidadian society and the people who take part in it: -- How the festival reflects and affects attitudes towards religion, language, humour, politics, male-female relations and folk traditions. -- The historical role of Carnival, its roots in colonial society and slavery, and its traditional function as an expression of subversion and revolt. -- The effect of contemporary social and cultural influences on the dynamic, evolving phenomenon of Carnival. -- The increasing involvement of Indo-Trinidadians and women, the competing musical forms of reggae and soca, and the impact of tourism and commercialism.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781566396639
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
For two days each year Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain, hosts 'the greatest show on earth' - a raucous mix of music, costume and revelry known as Carnival. The festival has become more or less synonymous with the Caribbean island and is an intrinsic part of its identity and popular culture. Making extensive use of interviews with artists and other participants, BACCHANAL! explores the place of Carnival in Trinidadian society and the people who take part in it: -- How the festival reflects and affects attitudes towards religion, language, humour, politics, male-female relations and folk traditions. -- The historical role of Carnival, its roots in colonial society and slavery, and its traditional function as an expression of subversion and revolt. -- The effect of contemporary social and cultural influences on the dynamic, evolving phenomenon of Carnival. -- The increasing involvement of Indo-Trinidadians and women, the competing musical forms of reggae and soca, and the impact of tourism and commercialism.
Trinidad Carnival
Author: Petrus Hendrikus van Koningsbruggen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Trinidad carnival is a complex product wrought by two centuries of history in which it has successfully undergone the cultural and ideological influences of the white planter elite, the black lower class and the Creole middle claaa process which has conferred on the festival a hybrid cultural baggage. Does this mean that the present-day carnival has become a broken-winged festival, an innocent tourist attraction to uphold a lost folk tradition? The author of this text argues against this. Instead the fading away of boundaries between what were orignially class-bound socio-cultural spheres within the festival provides an oportunity for entirely new forms of exchange and confrontation. The varied influences of past centuries have combined under the auspices of the dominant Creole middle class, into a form which can reflect contemporary social conflicts and problems.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Trinidad carnival is a complex product wrought by two centuries of history in which it has successfully undergone the cultural and ideological influences of the white planter elite, the black lower class and the Creole middle claaa process which has conferred on the festival a hybrid cultural baggage. Does this mean that the present-day carnival has become a broken-winged festival, an innocent tourist attraction to uphold a lost folk tradition? The author of this text argues against this. Instead the fading away of boundaries between what were orignially class-bound socio-cultural spheres within the festival provides an oportunity for entirely new forms of exchange and confrontation. The varied influences of past centuries have combined under the auspices of the dominant Creole middle class, into a form which can reflect contemporary social conflicts and problems.
Carnival
Author: Milla Cozart Riggio
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415271288
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated volume featuring leading writers and experts on carnival, presents a body of work that takes the reader on a fascinating journey exploring the various aspects of carnival, its traditions, history, music and politics
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415271288
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated volume featuring leading writers and experts on carnival, presents a body of work that takes the reader on a fascinating journey exploring the various aspects of carnival, its traditions, history, music and politics
Rituals of Power and Rebellion
Author: Hollis Liverpool
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Culture and Education
Author: Hollis Liverpool
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carnival
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carnival
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Trinidad Carnival
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calypso (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calypso (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Jump Up Time
Author: Lynn Joseph
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Although she is jealous of all the attention being paid to her older sister's Carnival costume, Lily helps Christine when she gets nervous before time to go on stage.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Although she is jealous of all the attention being paid to her older sister's Carnival costume, Lily helps Christine when she gets nervous before time to go on stage.
Trinidad Carnival : Nobody in His Right Mind
Author: Lewis, J. Newel (John Newel)
Publisher: Thornhill, Ont. : Interworld Selections
ISBN: 9780889210004
Category : Carnival
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher: Thornhill, Ont. : Interworld Selections
ISBN: 9780889210004
Category : Carnival
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Ah Come Back Home
Author: Ian Isidore Smart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964192942
Category : Carnival
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964192942
Category : Carnival
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description