Dr Maica Gugolati
Small Group Project 2021-22
Carnival in in digitalscapes: the mediatisation of public cultural events in and beyond the pandemic
With Hanna Klien-Thomas
This research proposal aims to provide a qualitative, in-depth investigation into current digitalisation of Caribbean Carnival culture. The focus is on how participants experience the rapid changes and the transfer of Carnival events to online sites due to the COVID19 pandemic. Festivals such as Notting Hill Carnival have been cancelled and substituted by a variety of events such as recorded performances or live Zoom parties, reinforcing existing trends towards digital practices. Drawing on interviews and ethnographic methods, the role of sensorial and embodied memories for online events will be documented.
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Biography
Dr Maica Gugolati is a social anthropologist and art curator affiliated with the Institute of African Worlds (IMAF) at the School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris. Their doctoral research brought together performance studies and visual anthropology, with a focus on Trinidad and Tobago's carnival and its transnational dimensions. Their postdoctoral work has continued across art-research and curatorial projects, with contributions to both academic and non-academic publications. They are a freelance art curator specialising in Majority World and Caribbean art production, a photographer, and co-editor of the research blog Decolonial Dialogues and the BRILL African Diaspora Journal.
Biographical details correct as of 24.04.26