“Cultural Identity”
“Cultural Identity” is the focal point of Stuart Hall’s essay “Cultural Identity and Diaspora”. In this essay, Hall examines two different views of “cultural identity” in the Caribbean. The first view of “cultural identity” in the Caribbean according to Hall,
“Cultural Identity”
“Cultural Identity” is the focal point of Stuart Hall’s essay “Cultural Identity and Diaspora”. In this essay, Hall examines two different views of “cultural identity” in the Caribbean. The first view of “cultural identity” in the Caribbean according to Hall,
“Third Cinema” in Pigments
(Franz Masereel’s woodcut for the first edition of Pigments #1953514; Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library) In the article “Cultural Identity” and Diaspora, Stuart Hall discusses what he calls be
“Third Cinema” in Pigments
(Franz Masereel’s woodcut for the first edition of Pigments #1953514; Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library) In the article “Cultural Identity” and Diaspora, Stuart Hall discusses what he calls be
Ceci n’est pas des gens.
As complex as people and the world and the universe are, on almost every level, there always seems to be this pressure for things to be definitive. We want something static, something stable and immutable that we can pin
Ceci n’est pas des gens.
As complex as people and the world and the universe are, on almost every level, there always seems to be this pressure for things to be definitive. We want something static, something stable and immutable that we can pin
Taking a Hammer to “Cultural Identity”
Stuart Hall, in his essay on “Cultural Identity and Diaspora”, gives the term “cultural identity” a two pronged definition saying first, that it can be defined “in terms of one, shared culture, a sort of collective ‘one true self’ …
Taking a Hammer to “Cultural Identity”
Stuart Hall, in his essay on “Cultural Identity and Diaspora”, gives the term “cultural identity” a two pronged definition saying first, that it can be defined “in terms of one, shared culture, a sort of collective ‘one true self’ …
Benítez-Rojo, Baucom, Best, and “Reflektor”
Call it the anticolonial boomerang effect. In 1992, Antonio Benítez-Rojo describes the Caribbean as “an island that ‘repeats’ itself, unfolding and bifurcating until it reaches all the seas and lands of the earth, while at the same time it inspires
Benítez-Rojo, Baucom, Best, and “Reflektor”
Call it the anticolonial boomerang effect. In 1992, Antonio Benítez-Rojo describes the Caribbean as “an island that ‘repeats’ itself, unfolding and bifurcating until it reaches all the seas and lands of the earth, while at the same time it inspires
Transcending Time and Place/Space
In the (generally) optimistic messages of both both Derek Walcott’s speech and Negroponte’s article, I honestly started out looking for parallels in the works. I noted major ideas and tried to track them through both pieces, hoping to come to
Transcending Time and Place/Space
In the (generally) optimistic messages of both both Derek Walcott’s speech and Negroponte’s article, I honestly started out looking for parallels in the works. I noted major ideas and tried to track them through both pieces, hoping to come to
Contemplating Modern Caribbean Identities
Curwen Best’s “Internet and the Culture Wars: Caribbean Literary / Cultural Studies in Cyberspace” hits a vein of specific interest in the subject of Caribbean writers and who gets to identify as so and why. In December 2013 renowned Dominican
Contemplating Modern Caribbean Identities
Curwen Best’s “Internet and the Culture Wars: Caribbean Literary / Cultural Studies in Cyberspace” hits a vein of specific interest in the subject of Caribbean writers and who gets to identify as so and why. In December 2013 renowned Dominican
Moving Abroad
Internet and the Culture Wars: Caribbean Literary / Cultural Studies in Cyberspace, by Curwen Best, Best examines the area of Caribbean cultural studies in cyberspace. Although there are only a small number of published Caribbean writers, their work is made available on
Moving Abroad
Internet and the Culture Wars: Caribbean Literary / Cultural Studies in Cyberspace, by Curwen Best, Best examines the area of Caribbean cultural studies in cyberspace. Although there are only a small number of published Caribbean writers, their work is made available on
Miss Always Stressed the Importance of Re-reading
In the introduction of Antonio Benitez-Rojo’s The Repeating Island, he presents a thought-provoking and illuminating concept; one that most certainly rouses the quintessential scholar or budding scholar of Caribbean literature and culture. This idea of “rereading” the Caribbean I have
Miss Always Stressed the Importance of Re-reading
In the introduction of Antonio Benitez-Rojo’s The Repeating Island, he presents a thought-provoking and illuminating concept; one that most certainly rouses the quintessential scholar or budding scholar of Caribbean literature and culture. This idea of “rereading” the Caribbean I have
Dualistic Chaos
In looking at Repeating Islands and in reading Antonio Benitez-Rojo’s The Repeating Island: The Caribbean, there is more in common that simply a name. The author brings up the theme of dualism and Chaos, with a capital ‘C’ for reasons
Dualistic Chaos
In looking at Repeating Islands and in reading Antonio Benitez-Rojo’s The Repeating Island: The Caribbean, there is more in common that simply a name. The author brings up the theme of dualism and Chaos, with a capital ‘C’ for reasons
