Nickesia S Gordon
Biographic Data
| ID | 937782 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nickesia S Gordon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nickesia S |
| FAMILY NAME | Gordon |
| SIGNATURE | GORDON N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6544-9832 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Communication and the Gender Entrepreneurship Gap
This exploratory study examines the meanings women business owners from Jamaica attach to their interpersonal communication performances in business settings, within the context of the gender entrepreneurship gap. There is limited research about the communication practices of women entrepreneurs from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), such as Jamaica, where this phenomenon is prevalent. I argue that paying closer attention to the interpers…
Caribbean Cultural Heritage and the Nation
The unrealised potential of women’s political leadership in the Caribbean
Gendered relations of power coupled with socio-cultural structures such as class, continue to limit opportunities for women who aspire to political leadership in the Caribbean. This article argues that the enduring influences of patriarchy and classism substantively impinge upon the freedom of women to fully participate in political leadership, thereby creating a capability failure. The author suggests that the Capabilities Approach (CA) is a cri…
Folk and Fantasy
This article explores the reflections of Caribbean culture found in mid-century calypso album cover art. Calypso cover art offers important documentations of Caribbean folk life and cultural identity pre-independence, but at the same time, facilitate the exportation of colonial fantasies about local life to attract tourists. The images examined invariably construct Caribbean islands as “places to play” (Sheller, 2003 Sheller, M. (2003). Consuming…
Discourses of Consumption
This paper examines the use of food to corporealize Black women’s subjectivity. Looking primarily at the lyrical content of select songs, the paper argues that the recurring use of the food motif as a metaphor for the Black female body represents an engagement in a politics of control through an act of consumption. This consumption is two-fold. First, at the macro level, it is mired in the ethos of capitalism where the female body in general is p…
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Discourses of Consumption
This paper examines the use of food to corporealize Black women’s subjectivity. Looking primarily at the lyrical content of select songs, the paper argues that the recurring use of the food motif as a metaphor for the Black female body represents an engagement in a politics of control through an act of consumption. This consumption is two-fold. First, at the macro level, it is mired in the ethos of capitalism where the female body in general is p…
Folk and Fantasy
This article explores the reflections of Caribbean culture found in mid-century calypso album cover art. Calypso cover art offers important documentations of Caribbean folk life and cultural identity pre-independence, but at the same time, facilitate the exportation of colonial fantasies about local life to attract tourists. The images examined invariably construct Caribbean islands as “places to play” (Sheller, 2003 Sheller, M. (2003). Consuming…
The unrealised potential of women’s political leadership in the Caribbean
Gendered relations of power coupled with socio-cultural structures such as class, continue to limit opportunities for women who aspire to political leadership in the Caribbean. This article argues that the enduring influences of patriarchy and classism substantively impinge upon the freedom of women to fully participate in political leadership, thereby creating a capability failure. The author suggests that the Capabilities Approach (CA) is a cri…
Caribbean Cultural Heritage and the Nation
Communication and the Gender Entrepreneurship Gap
This exploratory study examines the meanings women business owners from Jamaica attach to their interpersonal communication performances in business settings, within the context of the gender entrepreneurship gap. There is limited research about the communication practices of women entrepreneurs from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), such as Jamaica, where this phenomenon is prevalent. I argue that paying closer attention to the interpers…
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