Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2001

Department

Anthropology and Sociology

Abstract

As women play an increasingly prominent part in many Cajun Mardi Gras runs, they bring their own styles of roleplaying and masking to the celebration. A handful of creative women have taken the lead in commodifying the rural tradition, making and marketing Mardi Gras suits and masks on a large scale. This article looks at Cajun women's disguises as a way of understanding their larger influence on the festival.

Comments

Published as Ware, C. E. (2001). Anything to Act Crazy: Cajun Women and Mardi Gras Disguise. Journal of American Folklore, 114(452), 225-247. ©2001 by the American Folklore Society.

Publication Title

Journal of American Folklore

Volume

114

Issue

452

First Page

225

Last Page

247

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