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A Poetics of RelationThe Emergence of a Creole Discourse

A Poetics of Relation: The Emergence of a Creole Discourse [The previous chapter shows how, despite the syncretism of the region, Caribbean national discourses have largely adhered to notions of cul-tural homogeneity, with implications in terms of race or gender. Creolization is primarily a linguistic concept, and some nationalists have also argued that language must be preserved from exogenous influences in order to remain authentic. Deploring creolization, they have often used explicit gendered imag-ery to portray the phenomenon as a form of regression. Many writers, however, have long contested this static, monolithic view of culture and language, two elements in which they are particularly invested. Instead, they believe that a relational approach to the matter best renders their postcolonial reality and the creole modes of expression found across the Caribbean. They have engaged in the elaboration of a “nation language,” or a distinct literary voice that seeks to solve Caliban’s dilemma around the regional linguistic predicament.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Poetics of RelationThe Emergence of a Creole Discourse

Ferly, Odile
Springer Journals — Nov 17, 2015
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Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2012
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978-1-349-29866-2
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75 –101
DOI
10.1057/9781137089359_4
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Abstract

[The previous chapter shows how, despite the syncretism of the region, Caribbean national discourses have largely adhered to notions of cul-tural homogeneity, with implications in terms of race or gender. Creolization is primarily a linguistic concept, and some nationalists have also argued that language must be preserved from exogenous influences in order to remain authentic. Deploring creolization, they have often used explicit gendered imag-ery to portray the phenomenon as a form of regression. Many writers, however, have long contested this static, monolithic view of culture and language, two elements in which they are particularly invested. Instead, they believe that a relational approach to the matter best renders their postcolonial reality and the creole modes of expression found across the Caribbean. They have engaged in the elaboration of a “nation language,” or a distinct literary voice that seeks to solve Caliban’s dilemma around the regional linguistic predicament.]

Published: Nov 17, 2015

Keywords: Cultural Hegemony; Inferiority Complex; Caribbean Woman; Narrative Voice; Translation Mine

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