Research article
Writing Cultural and Gender Difference: Sylviane Telchid's 'Throvia de la Dominique'
Author:
Odile Ferly
Saint Lawrence University, US
Abstract
In her article Odile Ferly considers the literary movement of Créolité. This arose in the French Caribbean in the late 1980s and is characterised by the use of a French heavily influenced by the Creole language. Ferly examines how the linguistic project of Guadeloupean writer Sylviane Telchid has many similarities to those of the créolistes in its elaboration of a border language that recreates the rhythm and imagery of Creole, while remaining accessible to non-Creole speakers. She considers how Telchid succeeds in gendering her text, thereby challenging the sexist assumptions of many of her male counterparts – in particular the leaders of the créolité movement – that men are the main producers of culture in the French Caribbean.
How to Cite:
Ferly, O. “Writing Cultural and Gender Difference: Sylviane Telchid's 'Throvia de la Dominique'”. New Readings, vol. 7, 2004, pp. 1—23. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18573/newreadings.48
Published on
01 Jan 2004.
Peer Reviewed
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