A poetry of resistance: the Santiago de Cuba carnival as transformative performance art and archive

本论文将探讨圣地亚哥的古巴狂欢节作为一首“动人的诗”(Arnedo-Gomez，2006；Irobi，2007)，通过那些被定位为观众的人的凝视，以及那些通过参与参与构建嘉年华过程的人的凝视来实现。我将审视这样一种观点，即通过观看和参与，他们同时建造了一个成为嘉年华的空间。这是一个跨学科的项目，使用口述历史、原创诗歌和自传民族志，通过一些参与者--与圣地亚哥-德-古巴嘉年华有关的观众--来探索空间、记忆和身份认同。我的目标是探索一些参与狂欢节之前、期间和之后方方面面的人的日常家庭和代际关系；狂欢节如何扰乱他们的日常生活和例行公事，反过来，他们的日常生活如何扰乱他们对狂欢节的准备和参与。本文将探讨圣地亚哥的古巴狂欢节作为一首“动人的诗”(Arnedo-Gomez，2006；Irobi，2007)，通过观众的凝视，以及那些通过参与而参与和负责构建狂欢节的人的凝视来实现。我将审视这样一种观点，即通过观看和参与，他们同时建造了一个空间，这就是嘉年华。这是一个跨学科的项目，使用口述历史、原创诗歌和自传民族志，通过一些参与者--与圣地亚哥-德-古巴嘉年华有关的观众--来探索空间、记忆和身份认同。我的目标是探索一些参与狂欢节之前、期间和之后方方面面的人的日常家庭和代际关系；狂欢节如何扰乱他们的日常生活和例行公事，反过来，他们的日常生活如何扰乱他们对狂欢节的准备和参与。

This thesis will explore the Santiago de Cuba carnival as a 'moving poem' (Arnedo-Gomez, 2006; Irobi, 2007) made real through the gaze of those who are positioned as spectators and also of those who are involved in and responsible for the process of constructing the carnivalthrough their participation. I will examine the idea that by spectating and participating they are simultaneously building a space that is thecarnival. This is an interdisciplinary project using oral history, original poetry and autoethnography to explore space, memory and identity through some of the participants- spectators in relation to the Santiago de Cuba carnival. I aim to explore everyday familial and intergenerational relationships of some of those involved in all aspects of the carnival before, during and immediately after; how the carnival disrupts their everyday lives and routine and conversely how their everyday lives disrupt their preparations for and participation in carnival. This thesis will explore the Santiago de Cuba carnival as a 'moving poem' (Arnedo-Gomez, 2006; Irobi, 2007) made real through the gaze of those who are positioned as spectators and also of those who are involved in and responsible for the process of constructing the carnival through their participation. I will examine the idea that by spectating and participating they are simultaneously building a space that is the carnival. This is an interdisciplinary project using oral history, original poetry and autoethnography to explore space, memory and identity through some of the participants- spectators in relation to the Santiago de Cuba carnival. I aim to explore everyday familial and intergenerational relationships of some of those involved in all aspects of the carnival before, during and immediately after; how the carnival disrupts their everyday lives and routine and conversely how their everyday lives disrupt their preparations for and participation in carnival.