Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea—Situating Caribbean Pop Culture Globally 1
4. 1 Is Not Everything Good to Eat, Good to Talk: Sexual Economy and Dancehall Music in the Global Marketplace 23
5. 2 Buyers Beware, Hoodwinking on the Rise: Epistemologies of Consumption in “Sistah Lit” 47
6. 3 “Who’s On Top?” Power, Pleasure, and the Politics of Taste 70
7. 4 “Fashion ova Style” The Art of Self-Fashioning in Jamaican Pop Culture 93
8. 5 “Outta Order” or “Outta Door”? Caribbean Women Performing Power, Politics, and Sexuality 124
9. 6 Gardening in the Garrisons (Un)Visibility in Contemporary Caribbean Art 144
10. Conclusion “Puuulll Uuuuuuup”: Dissident Dreams of Cultural Insurgency 174
11. Acknowledgments 189
12. Notes 195
13. Bibliography 205
14. Index 215
15. About the Author 227