ENTITY · CONCEPT / TERM
Dancehall fashion and dance
Well supported
Interdependence of clothing, hair, shoes, colour, attitude and movement in dancehall performance.
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- Concept / term →
- Confidence
- Well supported
- Sources
- Dancehall Queen studies; Carolyn Cooper; Gleaner/Observer.
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The daggering dance: liberatory or indecent?
One side
Energetic, liberatory social dance
The other
Indecent & unsafe spectacle
A neutral, clinical framing of the daggering debate: defenders describe an energetic, liberatory social dance, while critics describe an indecent and physically unsafe spectacle that prompted the 2009 broadcast directive. No verdict.
Read the argument →The video light: aspiration or exhibitionism?
One side
Aspiration, glamour & visibility for the poor
The other
Exhibitionism & materialism
A neutral account of commentary on the 'video light': some read it as aspiration, glamour and visibility for the poor, while others read it as exhibitionism and materialism. Contested interpretation, no verdict.
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