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Table of Contents
Intro
Preface
References
Acknowledgement
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Intangible Cultural Heritage: Safeguarding Embodied Creole Cultures
1 Introduction
2 The UNESCO Convention
3 A Question of Value: Safeguarding as Undoing Eurocentric Cultural Values
4 A Question of Identity
5 Embodiment
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Towards Safeguarding Creole Intangible Cultural Heritage: The 2003 UNESCO Convention
1 Introduction
2 Historical Context for UNESCO's ICH Convention
3 Challenges in Inscribing ICH: Communities, Policymakers, and Researchers
4 Analysis of ICH Inventories
5 Meaning and Language: Identity, Unity, and Harmony in UNESCO's ICH
6 ICH Inscription and Tourism, Branding, and Regulation
7 Implications for Creole Nations
8 What Are the Lessons to Be Learned from These Examples?
References
Chapter 3: The Rejuvenation of Arts and Culture Through Folklore
1 Introduction
2 Orature as Palimpsests of the Creole Experience
3 Tapping the Power of Orature
4 Seychellois Orature and Its Origins
5 Some Samples of Seychellois Culture and Their Evolution
6 Folklore and Seychellois National Identity
7 Orature and Folklore as a Source of Modern Culture and Cultural Rejuvenation
Case Study 1: Seychellois Proverbs
Case Study 2: Seychellois Riddles
Case Study 3: Folktales
Case Study 4: Music
8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Valorisation of the Intangible Creole Heritage in Mauritius: A Case Study
1 Introduction
2 On the Meaning of the Word 'Creole' in the Mauritian Context
3 Valorisation of the Creole Heritage by the Colonial Discourse
The Pre-independence Period
The Post-independence Period
4 Valorisation of the Creole Heritage by the Postcolonial Discourse
5 Valorisation of the Creole Heritage by the Creole Discourse
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: The Spirit of Koudmen: The Genesis of Identity, Community and Cooperation in Saint Lucian Society
1 Introduction
2 Culture as a Source of Resistance
Emancipatory Thought and Practice-Countering Cultural Imperialism
3 The Historical Roots of Koudmen
4 A Comparative Analysis of Dòkpwê and Koudmen
Conventional and Contemporary Expressions
5 Towards an Indigenous Caribbean Governance Frontier
References
Chapter 6: Embodying Creole Heritage: The Dominican Bélé
1 Introduction: Understanding the Significance of Creole Performance as Living Cultural Heritage
2 Situating Bélé Within Dominica's Creole Heritage
3 Multi-perspectival Choreological Analysis of Bélé
The Space
Performer
The Sound
Movement
Improvisational Parameters
4 The Significance of Bélé as Creole Living Heritage
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Entangled Threads: Creolization of Plants and Landscape
Preface
References
Acknowledgement
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Intangible Cultural Heritage: Safeguarding Embodied Creole Cultures
1 Introduction
2 The UNESCO Convention
3 A Question of Value: Safeguarding as Undoing Eurocentric Cultural Values
4 A Question of Identity
5 Embodiment
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Towards Safeguarding Creole Intangible Cultural Heritage: The 2003 UNESCO Convention
1 Introduction
2 Historical Context for UNESCO's ICH Convention
3 Challenges in Inscribing ICH: Communities, Policymakers, and Researchers
4 Analysis of ICH Inventories
5 Meaning and Language: Identity, Unity, and Harmony in UNESCO's ICH
6 ICH Inscription and Tourism, Branding, and Regulation
7 Implications for Creole Nations
8 What Are the Lessons to Be Learned from These Examples?
References
Chapter 3: The Rejuvenation of Arts and Culture Through Folklore
1 Introduction
2 Orature as Palimpsests of the Creole Experience
3 Tapping the Power of Orature
4 Seychellois Orature and Its Origins
5 Some Samples of Seychellois Culture and Their Evolution
6 Folklore and Seychellois National Identity
7 Orature and Folklore as a Source of Modern Culture and Cultural Rejuvenation
Case Study 1: Seychellois Proverbs
Case Study 2: Seychellois Riddles
Case Study 3: Folktales
Case Study 4: Music
8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Valorisation of the Intangible Creole Heritage in Mauritius: A Case Study
1 Introduction
2 On the Meaning of the Word 'Creole' in the Mauritian Context
3 Valorisation of the Creole Heritage by the Colonial Discourse
The Pre-independence Period
The Post-independence Period
4 Valorisation of the Creole Heritage by the Postcolonial Discourse
5 Valorisation of the Creole Heritage by the Creole Discourse
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: The Spirit of Koudmen: The Genesis of Identity, Community and Cooperation in Saint Lucian Society
1 Introduction
2 Culture as a Source of Resistance
Emancipatory Thought and Practice-Countering Cultural Imperialism
3 The Historical Roots of Koudmen
4 A Comparative Analysis of Dòkpwê and Koudmen
Conventional and Contemporary Expressions
5 Towards an Indigenous Caribbean Governance Frontier
References
Chapter 6: Embodying Creole Heritage: The Dominican Bélé
1 Introduction: Understanding the Significance of Creole Performance as Living Cultural Heritage
2 Situating Bélé Within Dominica's Creole Heritage
3 Multi-perspectival Choreological Analysis of Bélé
The Space
Performer
The Sound
Movement
Improvisational Parameters
4 The Significance of Bélé as Creole Living Heritage
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Entangled Threads: Creolization of Plants and Landscape