{"product_id":"carnival-is-woman-frances-henry-9781496825445","title":"Carnival Is Woman: Feminism and Performance in Caribbean Mas","description":"\u003cp\u003eContributions 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496825446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496825445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Frances Henry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936384909567,"sku":"9781496825445","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2e700dee-8f85-4b6a-b7f0-7f7e9d17544f.jpg?v=1681425241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carnival-is-woman-frances-henry-9781496825445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}