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List of contents
List of Images
Introduction
1 England's Child, the People's Nation: Myths of Barbadian National Identity
2 Performing National Identity
3 Caribbean Queen: Afro-Barbadian Femininity, Alison Hinds, and Performing of the Erotic at Home and Abroad
4 "Love You All": Rupee, Afro-Barbadian Masculinity, Activism, and the Temptations of a Global Pop Market
5 Rihanna, Where Celebrity and Tourism Meet in a Dangerous Crossroads of Representation
Conclusion: Celebrating Barbadian Independence, the Golden Jubilee
Acknowledgments
Notes
Works Cited
Index
About the author
Lia T. Bascomb is an assistant professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta.
Summary
In Plenty and in Time of Need uses music and performance as sites of analysis for the competing ideals and realities of Barbadian national culture. The book demonstrates complex relations between national, gendered, and sexual identities in Barbados, and how these identities are represented and interpreted on a global stage.
