Caribbean  (tagged articles)

The Body as a Weapon of Resistance in Postcolonial Short Stories: The Cases of Augusto Monterroso and Zulema de la Rúa Fernández

Kyle S. McQuillan - The arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the “New World” at the end of the fifteenth century triggered an age of violence, oppression, and colonization that lasted until the United States took the stage as a modern colonial power in 1898. Overt colonization... Keep Reading »

Cultural Tensions and Hybrid Identities in Derek Walcott's Poetry

Nidhi Mahajan - In his Nobel Lecture, Derek Walcott described the experience of watching a Ramleela performance in a village in Trinidad, remarking: "... Two different religions, two different continents, both filling the heart with the pain that is joy.” The pain that fills... Keep Reading »

Infanticide as Slave Resistance: Evidence from Barbados, Jamaica, and Saint-Domingue

Anon S. Anon - Colonial-era fictional and non-fictional descriptions of slave motherhood offer conflicting accounts of the attitudes of slave mothers toward their children. While abolitionists tended to portray slave mothers as wholly selfless, doting, and maternal, pro-slavery writers... Keep Reading »
Photo: Matthias Ripp CC-2

Religion in Caribbean Literature

Marion A. Davis - The language of religion plays an important part in the novels Brown Girl, Brownstones; The Farming of Bones; and In the Time of the Butterflies. In Brown Girl, Brownstones, the author presents the intricate Silla as a woman who is weary of her work and calls on the... Keep Reading »
Photo: NYT/Tyler Hicks

Fragile Foundations and Infant Institutions: The Case of Non-Reform in Haiti

Katie Engelhart - Haiti has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the poorest nations, on a per capita basis, in the world. Even the country’s relatively recent transition from authoritarianism to democratic rule was not enough to spark liberal-market reform and the country... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Caribbean is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Postcolonial Literature
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
The Body as a Weapon of Resistance in Postcolonial Short Stories: The Cases of Augusto Monterroso and Zulema de la Rúa Fernández
By Kyle S. McQuillan
The arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the “New World” at the end of the fifteenth century triggered an age of violence, oppression, and colonization that lasted until the United States took the stage as a modern colonial power in 1898... Read Article »
Postcolonial Literature Latin America Caribbean Literature Short Stories Resistance Colonialism Neoliberalism
Poetry
2015, Vol. 7 No. 09
Cultural Tensions and Hybrid Identities in Derek Walcott's Poetry
By Nidhi Mahajan
In his Nobel Lecture, Derek Walcott described the experience of watching a Ramleela performance in a village in Trinidad, remarking: "... Two different religions, two different continents, both filling the heart with the pain that is joy.”... Read Article »
Derek Walcott Poetry Caribbean Poetry Caribbean Culture Colonialism Identity
Slavery
2014, Vol. 6 No. 04
Infanticide as Slave Resistance: Evidence from Barbados, Jamaica, and Saint-Domingue
By Anon S. Anon
Colonial-era fictional and non-fictional descriptions of slave motherhood offer conflicting accounts of the attitudes of slave mothers toward their children. While abolitionists tended to portray slave mothers as wholly selfless, doting, and maternal... Read Article »
Slavery Resistance Infanticide Slave Trade Caribbean Slavery Atlantic Slave Trade
Caribbean Literature
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Religion in Caribbean Literature
By Marion A. Davis
The language of religion plays an important part in the novels Brown Girl, Brownstones; The Farming of Bones; and In the Time of the Butterflies. In Brown Girl, Brownstones, the author presents the intricate Silla as a woman who is weary of her... Read Article »
Caribbean Literature Religion Paule Marshall Julia Alvarez
Comparative Politics
2008, Vol. 1 No. 2
Fragile Foundations and Infant Institutions: The Case of Non-Reform in Haiti
By Katie Engelhart
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Haiti has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the poorest nations, on a per capita basis, in the world. Even the country’s relatively recent transition from authoritarianism to democratic rule was not enough to spark liberal-market... Read Article »
Haiti Democratization Caribbean Reform Institutions

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