Contributions by Darrell Gerohn Baksh, Jan de Cosmo, Frances Henry,
Jeff Henry, A. D. Jones, Samantha Noel, Dwaine Plaza, Philip W.
Scher, and Asha St. BernardWomen are performing an ever-growing
role in Caribbean Carnival. Through a feminist perspective, this
volume examines the presence of women in contemporary Carnival by
demonstrating not only their strength in numbers, but also the ways
in which women participate in the event. While decried by
traditionalists, the bikinis, beads, and feathers of "pretty mas"
convey both a newly found empowerment as a gendered resistance to
oppression from men. Although research on Carnivals is substantial,
especially in the Americas, the Subject of women in Carnival as a
topic of inquiry remains fairly new. These essays address
anthropological and historical facets of women and their practices
in the Trinidad Carnival, including an analysis of how women's
costuming and performance have changed over time. The modern
costumes, which are well within the financial means of most mas
players, demonstrate the new power of women who can now afford
these outfits. In discussing the commodification and erotization of
Carnival, the book emphasizes the unveiling of the female body and
the hip-rolling sexual movements called winin or it. Through
display of their bodies, contemporary women in Carnival express a
form of female resistance. Intent on enjoying and expressing
themselves, they seem invigorated by their place in the economy, as
well as their sexuality, defying the moral controls imposed on
them. Through an array of methods in qualitative research,
including interviews, participant observation, and ethnography,
this volume explains the new power of women in the evolution of
Carnival mas in Trinidad amid the wider Caribbean diaspora.
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