This episode explores how evolving definitions of culture influenced Barbados' transition to a parliamentary republic.
ABSTRACT On 30 November 2021 Barbados transitioned from a constitutional monarchy to a parliamentary republic, installing The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason FB GCMG DA SC as its first President. This scholarly conversation examines how shifting definitions of culture — from colonial, to national, to sovereign Caribbean identity — influenced that constitutional change. Drawing on cultural theory, parliamentary records, and Barbadian public discourse, I argue that the Republic was not merely...