Postcolonial cultures

Article Abstract:

Postcolonial became the sign of recognition for the inequalities that beset new nationhood after the end of colonialism, when post-independence leadership reneged on the hopes that had subsidized anti-colonial struggles, in an era of uneven industrialization and globalization. A discussion on the various forms taken by postcolonial cultures reveals the idea refracts cultural change through the lens of displacement.

Analysis, History, Multiculturalism, Ethnology, Postcolonialism, Cultural anthropology

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Vertigo and emancipation, Creole cosmopolitanism and cultural politics

Article Abstract:

Issues discussed concern the emergence of Creole cosmopolitanism in post-slavery colonies under French rule, focusing on the political and cultural aspects of Creole identity. Topics addressed include how the Creole framework can maintain distinct ethnicisms while promoting an abstract universalism that recognizes difference and multiculturalism.

Caribbean Region, Social aspects, Political aspects, Politics, Politics and culture, Culture, Identity, Internationalism, Colonies, Creoles

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