Spot the Trini*
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ethnos
- Vol. 58 (3-4) , 317-334
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.1993.9981480
Abstract
A radio programme which asked how Trinidadians might be spotted wherever they are found unexpectedly highlighted a particular form of anti‐social individualistic behaviour called boldface. This is contrasted with a recent ethnography of its opposite shamefaced behaviour in nearby Guyana. It is suggested that these differences relate partly to differences in the recent history of the two states, but that they also point to a core contradiction in the concept of citizenship as a political ideal.Keywords
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