Music, memory, resistance : calypso and the Caribbean literary imagination / edited by Sandra Pouchet Paquet, Patricia J. Saunders, Stephen Stuempfle.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-347) and index.

Introduction : Mapping the roots/routes of calypso in Caribbean literary and cultural traditions / Patricia J. Saunders -- Eric Williams's vision for the development of Carnival / Hollis "Chalkdust" Liverpool -- Calypso as political con/text : Reflections on the legend of Eric Williams / Louis Regis -- In the battle for the emergent independence : Calypsos of decolonization / Ray Funk -- Fugues, fragments and fissures : A work in progress / M. NourbeSe Philip -- Carnival cannibalized or cannibal Carnivalized : Contextualizing the "cannibal joke" in Calypso and the Bacchanal connection / Earl Lovelace -- Unmasking the Chantwell narrator in Earl Lovelace's fiction / Funso Aiyejina -- Jamette Carnival and Afro-Caribbean influences in the work of Jean Rhys / Cynthia Davis -- "Big fat fish" : The hypersexualization of the fat black woman's body in calypso and dancehall / Andrea Shaw -- Men in the yard and on the street : Cricket and calypso in Indo-Caribbean literature / Claire Westall -- With a tassa blending : Calypso and cultural identity in Indo-Caribbean fiction / Paula Morgan -- Bop girl goes calypso : Containing race and youth culture in cold war America / Michael S. Eldridge -- (Not) knowing the difference : Calypso overseas and the sound of belonging in selected narratives of migration / Jennifer Rahim -- "Everybody do the dance" : The politics of uniformity in dancehall and calypso / Kezia Page.

"This collection includes contributions from calypsonians, critics, novelists and poets alike, all engaged in representing Caribbean culture in its myriad forms. It represents an array of convergences across critical perspectives, political and social agendas, generations and national boundaries. The work of numerous calypsonians and other singers are explored, including Sparrow, Kitchener, Chalkdust, Denise Belfon; and writers such as Samuel Selvon, V.S. Naipaul, Jean Rhys, Errol John, Paul Marshall, Earl Lovelace and Lashkmi Persaud. The comparative analyses provide in interdisciplinary approach to Cultural Studies making the volume essential reading for students, scholars and calypso enthusiasts." -- Jacket.

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