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Literature TalkLiterature TalkNachorious: The Nach Gyal as Post Indenture Caribbean Feminist Jouvay Mas
Stanford
Dancing meets decolonial scholarship in this fierce exploration of Caribbean feminist masquerade. Dr. Gabrielle Jamela Hosein unpacks "Nachorious," a Jouvay mas honoring the rebellious "nach gyal" women who resisted British imperialism through indenture: think poetry, archival records, and actual waist-loose movement.
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Nachorious: The Nach Gyal as Post Indenture Caribbean Feminist Jouvay Mas
Stanford
Literature TalkLiterature TalkDancing meets decolonial scholarship in this fierce exploration of Caribbean feminist masquerade. Dr. Gabrielle Jamela Hosein unpacks "Nachorious," a Jouvay mas honoring the rebellious "nach gyal" women who resisted British imperialism through indenture: think poetry, archival records, and actual waist-loose movement.
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