Caribbean Carnivals and Public Health
On this episode, we speak to public health expert, Dr. Sherine Andreine Powerful on their recently concluded doctoral research. On the opening episode of the new season, Dr. Powerful explained the contribution of carnival to public health throughout the Caribbean. They outlined Carnival benefits to positive health and wellbeing for its participants; contributions to experiences of pleasure, healing, and liberation; and the opportunities for increased sustainability, inclusivity, and accessibility for greater community-and-population level impact.
Notes
Dr. Powerful’s Full Thesis via the “Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard” open-access repository (available May 2023)
Carnival x Public Health Snapshot for Tenement Yaad Media (Google Slides Presentation)
Caribbean Healing Traditions Implications for Health and Mental Health, edited by Patsy Sutherland, Roy Moodley, and Barry Chevannes
Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities, by Eve Tuck
Carnival is Woman: Feminism and Performance in Caribbean Mas, edited by Frances Henry and Dwaine Plaza
Resisting Paradise: Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture by Angelique V. Nixon
Erotic Islands: Art and Activism in the Queer Caribbean by Lyndon K. Gill
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown
TED Talk: Reclaiming Sexual Identity through Carnival by Onika Henry