Date of Completion
2019
Document Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Global Studies
Thesis Type
Honors College, College of Arts and Science Honors
First Advisor
Meaghan Emery
Second Advisor
Charles-Louis Morand-Métivier
Third Advisor
Marilyn Lucas
Keywords
Indian Ocean, Nationalism, Coral, Coolitude, Globalization, Cultural Globalization
Abstract
This thesis explores the making of Creole identity and how it manifests itself in the poetry of La Réunion and Mauritius, specifically focusing on poets Marimoutou and Torabully respectively. There is now a movement that is working to reclaim the Creole culture as something to be celebrated and used as a model of how cultures should engage with diversity in race and ideas. It will research in what ways Marimoutou and Torabully articulate Réunionnais’ and Mauritians’ identity with regard to the diversity resulting from the colonial heritage of these two islands. This thesis will answer the question: How do language and the history of colonialism influence the Creole identity as conceived of by Marimoutou and Torabully?
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Recommended Citation
Stam, Brooklyn Isabel Sophie, "Impact of Language and History on Identity in Mauritius and La Réunion Through the Lens of Torabully and Marimoutou" (2019). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 322.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/322