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Universidad de Puerto Rico
2004
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| author | Bonnie Thomas |
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| contents | Identity at the crossroads:an exploration of FrenchCaribbean gender identity Bonnie Thomas Estudios Culturales Creole slavery masculinity colonialism gender identity While a focus on gender has generally meant a focus on women,this article will explore the construction of masculine identitythrough a study of three French Caribbean novels: Pluie et ventsur Télumée Miracle, by Simone Schwarz-Bart, Solibo Magnifiqueby Patrick Chamoiseau and Les Derniers Rois mages byMaryse Condé. These books consider the question of how to definea distinctive identity given the heterogeneity of Caribbeansocieties and cultures as well as the power asymmetries, datingback to the colonial period, which still impact on the FrenchCaribbean today. The article employs a combined historicaland literary theoretical framework that situates gender identityagainst the historical backdrop of the Caribbean and considersthe evolution of masculinity from the emasculated status of theblack slave to the varied construction of masculinity found inMartinique and Guadeloupe today. While diverse masculineidentities exist in contemporary French Caribbean society, thisdiscussion focuses on the recurrent image of the weak manfound in much of the regions literature. This masculine figureemerges in striking contrast to the femme matador, or thefighting woman who courageously resists lifes trials, which alsoproliferates in French Caribbean literature. 2004 artículo científico 0008-6533 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39232202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=392 Caribbean Studies application/pdf Universidad de Puerto Rico Caribbean Studies (Puerto Rico) Num.2 Vol.32 |
| format | Artículo científico |
| id | redalyc_39232202 |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2004 |
| publisher | Universidad de Puerto Rico |
| spellingShingle | Identity at the crossroads:an exploration of FrenchCaribbean gender identity Bonnie Thomas Estudios Culturales Creole slavery masculinity colonialism gender identity Identity at the crossroads:an exploration of FrenchCaribbean gender identity Bonnie Thomas Estudios Culturales Creole slavery masculinity colonialism gender identity While a focus on gender has generally meant a focus on women,this article will explore the construction of masculine identitythrough a study of three French Caribbean novels: Pluie et ventsur Télumée Miracle, by Simone Schwarz-Bart, Solibo Magnifiqueby Patrick Chamoiseau and Les Derniers Rois mages byMaryse Condé. These books consider the question of how to definea distinctive identity given the heterogeneity of Caribbeansocieties and cultures as well as the power asymmetries, datingback to the colonial period, which still impact on the FrenchCaribbean today. The article employs a combined historicaland literary theoretical framework that situates gender identityagainst the historical backdrop of the Caribbean and considersthe evolution of masculinity from the emasculated status of theblack slave to the varied construction of masculinity found inMartinique and Guadeloupe today. While diverse masculineidentities exist in contemporary French Caribbean society, thisdiscussion focuses on the recurrent image of the weak manfound in much of the regions literature. This masculine figureemerges in striking contrast to the femme matador, or thefighting woman who courageously resists lifes trials, which alsoproliferates in French Caribbean literature. 2004 artículo científico 0008-6533 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39232202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=392 Caribbean Studies application/pdf Universidad de Puerto Rico Caribbean Studies (Puerto Rico) Num.2 Vol.32 |
| title | Identity at the crossroads:an exploration of FrenchCaribbean gender identity |
| topic | Estudios Culturales Creole slavery masculinity colonialism gender identity |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=39232202 |