Patricia Joan Saunders
Buyers Beware: Insurgency and Consumption in Caribbean Popular Culture
Buyers Beware: Insurgency and Consumption in Caribbean Popular Culture
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Buyers Beware examines popular culture representations of the Caribbean, such as dancehall culture and sistah lit, to explore how race, class, gender, sexuality, and national politics are constructed, performed, interpreted, disseminated, and consumed.
Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2022
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Buyers Beware: A New Perspective on Critical Inquiries into the Practices of Consumption in (and of) Caribbean Popular Culture
This groundbreaking book offers a fresh and thought-provoking lens for examining the practices of consumption within (and of) Caribbean popular culture. By revisiting commonly accepted representations of the Caribbean from less respectable segments of popular culture, such as dancehall culture and sistah lit, Patricia Joan Saunders challenges the notion of middle-class respectability and explores the broader implications of these pop cultural texts and phenomena. By treating these pop cultural texts and phenomena with the same critical attention as dominant mass cultural representations of the region, Saunders enables us to read them against the grain and consider the ways in which they shape our understanding of race, class, gender, sexuality, and national politics within the Caribbean.
Through her meticulous analysis, Saunders reveals the ways in which these pop cultural texts perpetuate stereotypes, reinforce social inequalities, and contribute to the marginalization of certain groups within the Caribbean. She also highlights the ways in which these texts can be used as a tool for resistance and empowerment, allowing individuals and communities to challenge dominant narratives and reclaim their voices.
Buyers Beware is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex dynamics of consumption in the Caribbean and its broader cultural implications. It provides a valuable contribution to the field of cultural studies and offers a fresh perspective on the ways in which popular culture shapes our understanding of the world.
Weight: 454g
Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780813571232
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