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Informationen zum Autor Lia T. Bascomb is an assistant professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Klappentext Demonstrates how the unique history of Barbados has contributed to complex relations of national, gendered, and sexual identities, and how these identities are represented and interpreted on a global stage. Zusammenfassung Demonstrates how the unique history of Barbados has contributed to complex relations of national, gendered, and sexual identities, and how these identities are represented and interpreted on a global stage. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
