Deconstructing Gender in Carnival: A Cross Cultural Investigation of a Social Ritual
Valeria Sterzi
Jul 2015 · Postcolonial Studies Book 7 · transcript Verlag
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This book explores the complexity of the dialectic relationship between ritual-like activities and social structure; focusing on women's increasing presence in Trinidad Carnival and the ways in which their participation becomes part of the conflict over the efforts to change the basic distribution of power within society. Femininity comes forward in Caribbean carnival as the sexualized body that unmasks power relations which are simultaneously affirmed and denied.
Giving attention to the ideological process through which gender relations are constructed, this event is analysed in relation to economic, political, and social factors, as well as a consequence of the changes caused by the cultural clash of colonial and postcolonial society.
About the author
Valeria Sterzi (Dr. phil.) received her PhD in Sociology at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Her research interests lie in the field of postcolonial and gender studies, including theories of identity, hybridity and multiculturalism, in the context of cultural productions, ritual theory, and performance practices.
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