The Auburn Avenue Research Library, in collaboration with the Georgia State University Department of African American Studies, will host Professor Lia T. Bascomb as she lectures on her publication, In Plenty and in Time of Need: Popular Culture and the Remapping of Barbadian Identity.

In Plenty and in Time of Need demonstrates how the unique history of Barbados has contributed to complex relations of national, gendered, and sexual identities; and how these identities are represented and interpreted on a global stage. As the most widespread manifestation of social commentary, the book uses music and performance to analyze the competing ideals and realities of the national culture. It details the histories of prominent musical artists, including the prolific Pan-Africanist calypsonian the Mighty Gabby, the world-renowned Merrymen, Soca Queen Alison Hinds, artist/activist Rupee, and international superstar Rihanna.

Lia T. Bascomb is currently an Assistant Professor of African American Studies, and is affiliated with the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at Georgia State University.

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