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African diaspora studies
afro-caribbean studies
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Anglophone literature
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Barbadian culture
barbadian diaspora
Barbadian identity
Barbadian independence
Barbadian nationalism
Barbadian tourism
Barbados
calypso studies
caribbean modernity
caribbean music culture
Caribbean studies
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cultural globalization
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diasporic consciousness
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femininity
gender
gender performance
gendered identity
global barbados
global pop culture
history
history of Barbados
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masculinity
masculinity studies
Merrymen
music
music and nationalism
national identity
national representation
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pan-africanism in music
performance
Popular culture
popular music
postcolonial performance
postcolonial studies
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Rihanna
Rupee
sexual identity
sexual politics
sexuality
soca
Soca Queen Alison Hinds
softlaunch
the Caribbean
the Mighty Gabby
Product details
- ISBN 9781978803954
- Weight: 472g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Dec 2019
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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In Plenty and in Time of Need demonstrates how the unique history of Barbados has contributed to complex relations of national, gendered, and sexual identities, and how these identities are represented and interpreted on a global stage. As the most widespread manifestation of social commentary, the book uses music and performance to analyze the competing ideals and realities of the national culture. It details the histories of prominent musical artists, including the prolific Pan-Africanist calypsonian the Mighty Gabby, the world-renowned Merrymen, Soca Queen Alison Hinds, artist/activist Rupee, and international superstar Rihanna. Using these artists, the project analyzes how femininity, masculinity, and sexuality are put in service of Barbadian nationalism. By examining websites, blogs, and digital products of these artists in conversation with Barbadian tourism, the book re-examines the ways in which commodity, sexuality, gender performance, and diasporic consciousness undergird individual careers and national representations.
Lia T. Bascomb is an assistant professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta.
