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Staying French
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Staying French
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Martiniquans and Guadeloupeans between empire and independence, 1946-1973
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Martiniquans and Guadeloupeans between empire and independence, 1946-1973
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Daily
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Andrew M. (Michael)
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1978-
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Andrew Daily
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Scott
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Joan
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Joan Scott
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internal member
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Matsuda
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Matt
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Matt Matsuda
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Larrier
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Renée
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Renée Larrier
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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theses
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2011
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eng
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History
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Assimilation (Sociology)--Martinique
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Assimilation (Sociology)--Guadeloupe
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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Graduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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Ph.D.
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by Andrew M. Daily
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iv, 387 p. : ill.
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In 1946, following the Second World War, France initiated a series of constitutional reforms designed to bind the French empire more closely to the French
nation. As part of these reforms, the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe – French colonies since the early 17th century – were formally incorporated into the French nation as “Overseas Departments,” juridically no different than the departments of mainland
France. The push for incorporation, which came to be known as assimilation, was led by prominent anti-colonial, Communist and negritude intellectuals and activists. They believed that assimilation constituted the surest means to break down the economic, social and cultural barriers between the Antilles and France. Incorporation into the
French state promised economic and social improvements as well as increased
opportunities for Antilleans to work, study and participate in French life. Assimilation
was imagined not as an extension of colonialism but as a form of decolonization. However, the promised social and economic improvements never materialized and in the 1950s Antilleans grew disenchanted with assimilation and its failed promises. This project analyzes Antillean intellectuals’, students’ and activists’
dissatisfaction with assimilation and their turn towards an overtly anti-colonial politics that posited the Antilles as separate from France. My project explores how a small people positioned and made sense of themselves in the tumultuous years of decolonization, the Cold War, world revolution and the new social movements. In order to combat French
colonialism, Antilleans worked to build links with anti-colonial movements in Africa and Latin America, as well as the civil rights movement in the United States. Thinking of themselves as colonized subjects inspired an intellectual and cultural movement among
Antillean intellectuals that turned away from France and toward the Americas to study their cultural and racial identity in order to make sense of themselves as simultaneously black and European, Antillean and French, subject and citizen. My dissertation
demonstrates how this turn inward profoundly shaped Antillean culture, particularly Antillean literature and philosophy, and led to the discovery of Antilleans’ “Other
Americanness.”
nation. As part of these reforms, the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe – French colonies since the early 17th century – were formally incorporated into the French nation as “Overseas Departments,” juridically no different than the departments of mainland
France. The push for incorporation, which came to be known as assimilation, was led by prominent anti-colonial, Communist and negritude intellectuals and activists. They believed that assimilation constituted the surest means to break down the economic, social and cultural barriers between the Antilles and France. Incorporation into the
French state promised economic and social improvements as well as increased
opportunities for Antilleans to work, study and participate in French life. Assimilation
was imagined not as an extension of colonialism but as a form of decolonization. However, the promised social and economic improvements never materialized and in the 1950s Antilleans grew disenchanted with assimilation and its failed promises. This project analyzes Antillean intellectuals’, students’ and activists’
dissatisfaction with assimilation and their turn towards an overtly anti-colonial politics that posited the Antilles as separate from France. My project explores how a small people positioned and made sense of themselves in the tumultuous years of decolonization, the Cold War, world revolution and the new social movements. In order to combat French
colonialism, Antilleans worked to build links with anti-colonial movements in Africa and Latin America, as well as the civil rights movement in the United States. Thinking of themselves as colonized subjects inspired an intellectual and cultural movement among
Antillean intellectuals that turned away from France and toward the Americas to study their cultural and racial identity in order to make sense of themselves as simultaneously black and European, Antillean and French, subject and citizen. My dissertation
demonstrates how this turn inward profoundly shaped Antillean culture, particularly Antillean literature and philosophy, and led to the discovery of Antilleans’ “Other
Americanness.”
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France--Colonies
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Guadeloupe--History--20th century
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Martinique--History--20th century
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doi:10.7282/T35M6523
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Daily
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Andrew
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2011-04-14 10:30:03
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2019-07-31
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after July 31, 2019.
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