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Stuart McPhail Hall, FBA (1932 – 2014) was a Jamaican-born cultural theorist, political activist ... more Stuart McPhail Hall, FBA (1932 – 2014) was a Jamaican-born cultural theorist, political activist and Marxist sociologist (Encyclopædia). He worked on different ideas of contemporary cultural studies. He also widely discussed notions of cultural identity, race and ethnicity, particularly in the creation of the politics of Black diasporic identities.
The objective of this paper is to present a critical analysis of Stuart Hall’s idea of “Diasporic Identity” and locating the practice of this idea in Caribbean poetry. This paper is an attempt to answer a few questions – what diaspora is, and what “diasporic identity” means; what definition of cultural identity Hall provided in his work; how Hall located the idea in Caribbean and other contexts, and what his standing was regarding this idea; what Caribbean poetry is; and if Caribbean poetry holds Hall’s idea of diasporic identity and what treatment this idea gets in this tradition.
The first part of this paper will define diaspora and diasporic identity in brief. In the second part it will put effort on understanding the definitions of cultural identity provided by Stuart Hall. It will also try to understand Hall’s description of diaspora identity, particularly the Caribbean identity after knowing the etymology of the term “Caribbean”. The third section will briefly explore Caribbean literature and poetry. Finally, this paper will study a few notable works of some Caribbean poets and try to locate Hall’s idea of diasporic identity in them.
The general theme of this paper is the diasporic identity of Caribbean people and its recognition in Caribbean poetry.
Stuart McPhail Hall, FBA (1932 – 2014) was a Jamaican-born cultural theorist, political activist ... more Stuart McPhail Hall, FBA (1932 – 2014) was a Jamaican-born cultural theorist, political activist and Marxist sociologist (Encyclopædia). He worked on different ideas of contemporary cultural studies. He also widely discussed notions of cultural identity, race and ethnicity, particularly in the creation of the politics of Black diasporic identities.
The objective of this paper is to present a critical analysis of Stuart Hall’s idea of “Diasporic Identity” and locating the practice of this idea in Caribbean poetry. This paper is an attempt to answer a few questions – what diaspora is, and what “diasporic identity” means; what definition of cultural identity Hall provided in his work; how Hall located the idea in Caribbean and other contexts, and what his standing was regarding this idea; what Caribbean poetry is; and if Caribbean poetry holds Hall’s idea of diasporic identity and what treatment this idea gets in this tradition.
The first part of this paper will define diaspora and diasporic identity in brief. In the second part it will put effort on understanding the definitions of cultural identity provided by Stuart Hall. It will also try to understand Hall’s description of diaspora identity, particularly the Caribbean identity after knowing the etymology of the term “Caribbean”. The third section will briefly explore Caribbean literature and poetry. Finally, this paper will study a few notable works of some Caribbean poets and try to locate Hall’s idea of diasporic identity in them.
The general theme of this paper is the diasporic identity of Caribbean people and its recognition in Caribbean poetry.