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Deconstructing Gender in Carnival
Valeria Sterzi
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Description for Deconstructing Gender in Carnival
Paperback. Series: Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 204 pages, 16 color. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Series
Postcolonial Studies
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837613483
SKU
V9783837613483
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About Valeria Sterzi
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.
Reviews for Deconstructing Gender in Carnival
Reviewed in: DAMID, 7/8 (2010)