Towards the decolonization of the caribbean subjectivity : tradition' and 'cultural memory' in Derek Walcott's ti-jean and his brothers and dream on monkey mountain

Other Title(s)

نحو تحرير الشخصية الكاريبية : دراسة لمسرحيتي تي جين و أخواتة (1957)‎ و حلم فوق جيلاية القرود (1967)‎ للكاتب ديريك و الكوت

Source

Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University

Issue

Vol. 42, Issue - (31 Mar. 2014), pp.577-608, 32 p.

Publisher

Ain Shams University Faculty of Arts

Publication Date

2014-03-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

32

Main Subjects

Comparative Literature

Abstract EN

This study argues that the Caribbean dramatist and poet, Derek Walcott, employs in his dramas the tools of 'traditions' and 'Cultural Memory' in order to create a counter discourse at the hegemony of the colonial culture, and to construct a sense of the Caribbean identity.

'Tradition' in this context refers to Walcott's inscription of the indigenous Caribbean traditions - folktales, indigenous characters.

Creole language, and local settings - into the texture of his works.

'Cultural Memory' is a reference to Walcott's dramatization of the long history of the deformed racial stereotyping which the hegemonic imperial discourse has been promoting about the racial minorities in the Caribbean islands.

Frantz Fanon's views in his books, "Black Skin, White Masks"{1952) and "The Wretched of the Earth" (1961), will be used as a reference point informing much of the analysis of the selected plays.

Walcott's Ti-Jean and his Brothers (1957) and Dream on Monkey Mountain (1967) are found to be representative of the argument under scrutiny.

The study reaches the conclusion that through the tools of traditions and cultural memory, Walcott drives his people into a state of awakening to reassess their present reality in view of the constant need for an autonomous Caribbean identityFow5^^r,er

American Psychological Association (APA)

Nur al-Din, Haris Abd al-Wahhab Fayiz. 2014. Towards the decolonization of the caribbean subjectivity : tradition' and 'cultural memory' in Derek Walcott's ti-jean and his brothers and dream on monkey mountain. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University،Vol. 42, no. -, pp.577-608.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Nur al-Din, Haris Abd al-Wahhab Fayiz. Towards the decolonization of the caribbean subjectivity : tradition' and 'cultural memory' in Derek Walcott's ti-jean and his brothers and dream on monkey mountain. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University Vol. 42 (Jan. / Mar. 2014), pp.577-608.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692687

American Medical Association (AMA)

Nur al-Din, Haris Abd al-Wahhab Fayiz. Towards the decolonization of the caribbean subjectivity : tradition' and 'cultural memory' in Derek Walcott's ti-jean and his brothers and dream on monkey mountain. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University. 2014. Vol. 42, no. -, pp.577-608.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692687

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-692687