Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0005
Samantha A. Noel
In this chapter, examines how the Jaycees Carnival Queen competition upheld upper and middle class mores in opposition to a largely black and working class aesthetic, thereby creating a national tradition. By the 1940s, the competition became the focus of the annual festival. It eclipsed the Calypso King competition, the hub of creative, social and political expression for the black masses.
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Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0002
Dwaine Plaza, Janice DeCosmo
This chapter examines the evolution of Carnival traditions in Trinidad and Tobago as they relate to the historical context in which Carnival evolved from European traditions with distinct African customs as part of its DNA. The chapter examines the evolving African content in the annual Carnival celebrations from the 1950s to the present.Evidence is presented to show thatcurrent trends across most Carnival bands in Trinidad and the Diaspora has been to move away from epic theatricalproductions that have deep cultural meaning to themes and costumes that are superficial, homogenous and intimately interwoven with the sexual objectification of female masqueraders. These trends aremost apparent in the de-Africanization ofmas’ bands.
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Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0008
Darrell Gerohn Baksh
This chapter explores the conflicts and complexities of Indo-Caribbean femininity at a moment when the Indo-Caribbean woman is breaking away from embodiments of devi, traditional models of female representation strongly tied to religious patriarchy, to diva, a contemporary persona publicly expressed in the realm of chutney soca, a popular form of Indo-Caribbean music that has absorbed the Carnival aesthetic in Trinidad.
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Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0004
P. Scher
This essay contextualizes the Canboulay riots and highlights the role that women played not just in the action itself, but also in the life of what is commonly referred to as the Jamette Carnival. This essay concludesthat we might re-imagine these activities, at least in part, as political protests rather than simply riots.
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Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0007
Asha St. Bernard
This chapter examines the very nuanced ways race, class and gender are used in the marketing of Carnival in Trinidad. The chapter pays particular attention to various texts on organizers’ websites, and their promotional material – while in some instances, juxtaposing and/or comparing them to other Carnival texts. Due to the popularity of some of these businesses, their authority is inevitable and as such, they have a huge impact on how locals and foreigners understand and experience Carnival.
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Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0003
Frances Henry, J. Henry
This chapter deals with an important period in the history of the Carnival especially as it relates to the participation of women. During the 19th century and into the 20th two 'ole mas' female characters played important roles in the festivities.These characters, now called 'traditional', have largely disappeared from Carnival Tuesday but still play prominent roles in J'ouvay Monday and they are also remembered in the various theatricals that take place during the Carnival period.The role of gender inearlier periods of history and the development of what are now called 'traditional' characters playing the 'mas' will be explored.
{"title":"Stories of Resistance and Oppression: Baby Doll and Dame Lorraine*","authors":"Frances Henry, J. Henry","doi":"10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter deals with an important period in the history of the Carnival especially as it relates to the participation of women. During the 19th century and into the 20th two 'ole mas' female characters played important roles in the festivities.These characters, now called 'traditional', have largely disappeared from Carnival Tuesday but still play prominent roles in J'ouvay Monday and they are also remembered in the various theatricals that take place during the Carnival period.The role of gender inearlier periods of history and the development of what are now called 'traditional' characters playing the 'mas' will be explored.","PeriodicalId":431686,"journal":{"name":"Carnival Is Woman","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114722651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0006
Adanna Kai Jones
Caribbean bodies are sexually marked and recognized by their renowned abilities to roll their “its”—a skill informally learned at a very young age. This movement includes, at the very least, dexterous and vigorous rolls, gyrations, thrusts, and shakes of the hip, pelvis, and buttocks. It is colloquially known as “winin’” (or the wine) in Trinidad, Guyana, and Jamaica, “wukkin’-up” in Barbados, “despelote” in Cuba, “perreando” (or el perreo) in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, and “gouye” (or the gouyad) in Haiti (just to name a few). The rolling “it” is often associated with festive spaces—such as Dancehall, Carnival, and parties—as well as with popular music genres like soca, dancehall-reggae, reguetón, and kompa.
{"title":"Practicing Jametteness: The Transmission of “Bad Behavior” as a Strategy of Survival","authors":"Adanna Kai Jones","doi":"10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0006","url":null,"abstract":"Caribbean bodies are sexually marked and recognized by their renowned abilities to roll their “its”—a skill informally learned at a very young age. This movement includes, at the very least, dexterous and vigorous rolls, gyrations, thrusts, and shakes of the hip, pelvis, and buttocks. It is colloquially known as “winin’” (or the wine) in Trinidad, Guyana, and Jamaica, “wukkin’-up” in Barbados, “despelote” in Cuba, “perreando” (or el perreo) in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, and “gouye” (or the gouyad) in Haiti (just to name a few). The rolling “it” is often associated with festive spaces—such as Dancehall, Carnival, and parties—as well as with popular music genres like soca, dancehall-reggae, reguetón, and kompa.","PeriodicalId":431686,"journal":{"name":"Carnival Is Woman","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128130002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-12-30DOI: 10.14325/mississippi/9781496825445.003.0009
Dwaine Plaza
This paper is to examine the current state of Caribbean women’s participation in the Caribana festival in Toronto. Caribbean-origin women in general have, over time, developed transnational identities that are a logical extension of their roles as modern, assertive feminist subjects who are employed full time, juggle familial responsibilities and are also actively participating in the Caribana cultural festival each year as spectators, supporters, and dancers who provocatively express their agency and independence.
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