Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Kevin A. Yelvington -- 1. Carnival in Trinidad: A Selected History -- 2. The Brooklyn Carnival: Mandate for a Dual-Sited Ethnography -- 3. Mas' Camps and Masqueraders: Perspectives on the Production of Carnival -- 4. Bureaucratic Multiculturalism and West Indian American Day: Becoming a Tile in the Gorgeous Mosaic -- 5. Bringing It All Back Home: The Carnival King and Queen of the World Competition -- 6. Playing Sailor Mas', or When "Natives" Become Tourists of Themselves: Transnational Returnees -- Conclusion: Implications of the Transnation, Querying Culturalism -- Glossary of Trinidadian Terms.
Summary
"This dual-site ethnography follows the celebration of Carnival from Trinidad to North America, where immigrant Trinidadian-Americans loyally perpetuate this annual cultural event. Philip Scher uses the lens of transnationalism to explore the Carnival tradition transported from Trinidad by the immigrant Trinis living in Brooklyn, New York."--Jacket.
Reproduction
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
