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A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010Sources, Methods, Theory

A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010: Sources, Methods, Theory [This chapter provides an outline of the main sources of information and the theory used to interpret the data. The sources are the press, parliamentary Hansard, official statistics, creative works like novels, calypsos, theatrical performances and previously published scholarly works. The theory is built on Michel Foucault’s formulation of “discursive formations” to interpret Creole society. Kamau Brathwaite’s theory of Creolisation is identified as the source narrative of Trinidadian Creole society. Further theoretical models are proposed to describe the ways in which the state was, and is, ideologised via public rituals, like the Carnival, and the drivers of Creole nationalism. These include Albert Bandura’s theory of “symbolic modelling”, Raymond Williams’s “structures of feeling”, and Judith Butler’s theory of “political performativity”.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010Sources, Methods, Theory

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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-030-75633-8
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10.1007/978-3-030-75634-5_2
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[This chapter provides an outline of the main sources of information and the theory used to interpret the data. The sources are the press, parliamentary Hansard, official statistics, creative works like novels, calypsos, theatrical performances and previously published scholarly works. The theory is built on Michel Foucault’s formulation of “discursive formations” to interpret Creole society. Kamau Brathwaite’s theory of Creolisation is identified as the source narrative of Trinidadian Creole society. Further theoretical models are proposed to describe the ways in which the state was, and is, ideologised via public rituals, like the Carnival, and the drivers of Creole nationalism. These include Albert Bandura’s theory of “symbolic modelling”, Raymond Williams’s “structures of feeling”, and Judith Butler’s theory of “political performativity”.]

Published: Aug 7, 2021

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