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A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010The Creole Century Closes: 1996–2000

A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010: The Creole Century Closes: 1996–2000 [This chapter is an examination of the accession of the UNC to government and the reactions from various elements of Creole society—Carnival, the media, and other institutions. The period sees the emergence of talk radio as a driver of racial discourse and the intensification of hostile Afrocentrism. Organisations promoting ethnic agendas, like the Emancipation Support Committee, and individuals, like Selwyn Cudjoe and Leroy Clarke, rise to prominence, and antagonists emerge in the Hindu organisation, the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS). The chapter notes the deployment of national and private-sector cultural resources to produce Creole cultural products outside the Carnival (like the local soap opera Westwood Park, and the Carifesta) which promoted the Creole narrative as “national” and the Indian presence as alien.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of Creole Trinidad, 1956-2010The Creole Century Closes: 1996–2000

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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-030-75633-8
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227 –255
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10.1007/978-3-030-75634-5_10
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[This chapter is an examination of the accession of the UNC to government and the reactions from various elements of Creole society—Carnival, the media, and other institutions. The period sees the emergence of talk radio as a driver of racial discourse and the intensification of hostile Afrocentrism. Organisations promoting ethnic agendas, like the Emancipation Support Committee, and individuals, like Selwyn Cudjoe and Leroy Clarke, rise to prominence, and antagonists emerge in the Hindu organisation, the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS). The chapter notes the deployment of national and private-sector cultural resources to produce Creole cultural products outside the Carnival (like the local soap opera Westwood Park, and the Carifesta) which promoted the Creole narrative as “national” and the Indian presence as alien.]

Published: Aug 7, 2021

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