Rihanna : Barbados world-gurl in global popular culture - Beckles, Hilary, 1955-; Russell, Heather, 1970- (Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2015)
Introduction : "Baadest-Bajan, wickedest world-gurl" / Hillary McD. Beckles and Heather D. Russell -- Westbury writes back : Rihanna reclaimed / Hilary McD. Beckles -- Rihanna as global icon and Caribbean threshold figure / Don D. Marshall -- International identity : Rihanna and the Barbados music industry / Mike Alleyne -- "What's my name?" reading Rihanna's autobiographical acts / Esther L. Jones -- She dances on the holodeck / Curwen Best -- From "F Love" to He's the One"? Rihanna, Chris Brown and the danger of traumatic bonding / Donna Aza Weir-Soley -- Rihanna and Bajan respectability / Aaron Kamugisha -- Rihanna : Diaspora citizen, Bajan daughter, global superstar / Heather D. Russell.
Includes bibliographical references and discography.
Keywords: Rihanna, -- 1988-; Rihanna, -- 1988-; Popular music -- History and criticism; Music -- Social aspects; Singers -- Caribbean Area; Singers -- United States; Music -- Social aspects; Popular music; Singers; Caribbean Area; United States; Criticism, interpretation, etc