Introduction
Things seem very simple at first glance. The Caribbean appears to be a set of territories – essentially insular - bordered by the Caribbean Sea. However, despite this apparent simplicity, understanding...
View ArticleHegemony, contested hegemony and the Caribbean in the 21st century
The Caribbean is an expression of North Atlantic imperialism created to sum up a power relation that exerts hegemony over a specific space with a specific geographic presence. It is then necessary to...
View ArticleThe caribbean is a story in any language
Imagine asking someone who lives in the Caribbean to describe the Caribbean. He or she could describe it in the way one would describe any place: by naming the landmarks that make up the area, and...
View ArticleThinking through the Caribbean as a region
What is the Caribbean? While the twentieth century saw the term itself gain dominance over ‘West Indies’ or ‘Antilles, the definition of the region has shifted over the centuries. As Boswell (2003:...
View ArticleIs Suriname a Caribbean Island like the others ?
Suriname is the smallest country in South America. However, in regional academic literature, it has been repeatedly considered one of the largest Caribbean territories for many years (Best 1967;...
View ArticleThe perceived Caribbean: An Introduction
The demarcation of the boundaries of the Caribbean varies considerably based on the aspects considered: language(s), identity, oceanography, economy, history, culture, geopolitics, etc. (Girvan 2005)....
View ArticleThe Caribbean seen through the pillaging of the first black republic: the...
“Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather”(Matthew 24, 28). Many Caribbean people would be outraged at the very idea of being compared to the Haitians. This is due to such absurdities as...
View ArticleMapping Caribbeanness
When we pair the word “Caribbean” with the suffix “-ness” we kindle or conjure up a certain state or condition. We summon to mind something that has a particular shape with its own contours, structure...
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