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THESIS RESEARCH
Soca dance, as an indigenous genre to Trinidad and Tobago, has unfortunately trailed behind its Caribbean counterpart – Dancehall, in terms of international market recognition and penetration. The research seeks to analyze the contributing factors behind this phenomenon, by evaluating what are the criteria to determine market penetration for performing arts. Discussions may center around why Soca music has not been able to achieve more mainstream success, and it is hypothesized that the same factors for the lack of greater market penetration for music can possibly be determining factors for dance. This research seeks to analyze existing arguments both in scholarly publications as well as views from active practitioners in the field, towards expanding the documentation of our local culture and artforms. |
Niaah, S. S. (2004).The author is a PhD Jamaican lecturer attached to the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, and is known for her work in cultural studies with intermittent reference to dance. The writing displays a clever blend of intellectual prowess and commitment to the layman’s Jamaican dialect which is to be admired.
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Nurse, Keith. (2008).Dr. Keith Nurse is an internationally acclaimed scholar with dual British and Trinidadian citizenship, well respected in the field of cultural studies. He has countless peer reviewed articles that are heavily cited. This article published in 2008, provides an analysis of three main Carnivals which we can see as possible locations for market penetration for soca dance.
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Jones, A. K. (2016).This publication was the PhD dissertation written by a fellow Trinidadian who hopefully will agree to be one of the members of my committee. It is one of the few peer-reviewed academic papers written specifically on wining – an integral aspect of soca dance. The author, having lived in the US for the larger part of her adult years was able to critically analyze how the wine is integrated into Caribbean culture in America.
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