Carnival Is Woman: Feminism and Performance in Caribbean Mas

Book Overview

Contributions by Darrell Gerohn Baksh, Jan de Cosmo, Frances Henry, Jeff Henry, Adanna Kai Jones, Samantha Noel, Dwaine Plaza, Philip W. Scher, and Asha St. Bernard

Women 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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496825454
• ISBN13: 9781496825452
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"