New Orleans, Louisiana is home to many secret Mardi Gras organizations, known as krewes, which represent both elite and working-class members of society. Acting on behalf of working-class African Americans, a group known as the Mardi Gras Indians parade through the streets of predominately black neighborhoods on Mardi Gras day. As they march, Indian men craft a performance culture that exhibits dances, costumes, and music unlike any other Carnival organization. Black Indian men use their parades to cultivate a self-defined identity, avouch agency, and enact communal bonds within a city that remains largely divided by social class. This is their story. / A Thesis submitted to the School of Dance in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2011. / March 29, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references. / Tricia Young, Professor Directing Thesis; Sally Sommer, Committee Member; Douglass Corbin, Committee Member; Jennifer Atkins, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183545 |
| Contributors | Kight, Jaime (authoraut), Young, Tricia (professor directing thesis), Sommer, Sally (committee member), Corbin, Douglass (committee member), Atkins, Jennifer (committee member), School of Dance (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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