Blogs about: Creolization
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citizen reporting
I (and 5,941 compadres) became a US citizen yesterday. The experience was very moving – especially the thought of 5,942 international lives converging onto the Los Angeles convention center at t… more →
abaporu project on technology appropriation
Black Girls/Black Women Are From the Future: Thoughts on LaBelle and "Lady Marmalade"
wrote 1 month ago: When some think of the song “Lady Marmalade,” one of their first thoughts is that it is … more →
Creolization and Diaspora
wrote 5 months ago: Creolization and Diaspora: Historical, Ethnographic and Theoretical Approaches Conference: Universit … more →
THE MYSTIQUE OF LANGUAGE
wrote 6 months ago: “There were once thirteen native language families in the region that is now Oregon: Alsea, Athabasc … more →
Creolization and Kreolization
wrote 7 months ago: This RiAH post talks about a new book on religion, Russians, and Native Americans in Alaska. More br … more →
A Little Help
wrote 1 year ago: I was reading In Praise of Creoleness and came across a definition of creoleness. It said that it wa … more →
New Book on Migration and Displacement in Dominican Literature
wrote 1 year ago: Danny Méndez’s Narratives of Migration and Displacement in Dominican Literature was published this m … more →
Creole and Diaspora
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wrote 1 year ago: Charles Stewart’s essay on creolization raises a number of interesting issues, outlining the h … more →
Beyond Creolization and Créolité: New Directions in Critical Caribbean Studies
wrote 1 year ago: Rutgers University is hosting a roundtable discussion—“Beyond Creolization and Créolité: New Direc … more →
Language News: Haitian Creoles and Education
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wrote 1 year ago: In this link, the BBC’s Lawrence Pollard interviews Dr. Michel DeGraff about a linguistic issu … more →
book review: Hog and Hominy
wrote 2 years ago: Opie, F. D. (2008). Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America. New York: Columbia University … more →
ICS Lecture: Sidney W. Mintz's “Quijote and Caliban, another Look at Creolization”
wrote 2 years ago: As part of its Conferencias Caribeñas 8 lecture series for the 2011 semester, the Institute of Carib … more →
Edouard Glissant Passed Away Today
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wrote 2 years ago: Although I knew that he was ailing, I was still stunned to learn that another great mind of the 20th … more →
Literally Literacy
wrote 3 years ago: This post is actually about real, flesh-and blood literacy – not even the visual kind, but act … more →
Engrish As A Second Language
wrote 3 years ago: Since 2000, Vietnam has experienced an unprecedented growth in the english-language teaching industr … more →
The abaporu project on technology appropriation
wrote 4 years ago: from abaporu blog The abaporu project explores technology appropriation: how people shape the techno … more →
Cheb Khaled (خالد حاج ابراهيم), King of Raï (راي): Algerian Freedom, Fusion, and Fête
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wrote 4 years ago: In his black jeans and striped shirt, Khaled resembles the stocky boss of some Algerian trucking com … more →
Show Alert- Desmadre : Fresh Latino Perspectives in America
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wrote 4 years ago: Desmadre : Fresh Latino Perspectives in America Vermillion Gallery and Desmadre Arte presents Desmad … more →
citizen reporting
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wrote 4 years ago: I (and 5,941 compadres) became a US citizen yesterday. The experience was very moving – especi … more →
The Book of the New World--some preliminary comments
wrote 4 years ago: To begin with, this passage from George Washington Cable’s The Grandissimes (1880): Resolved, … more →
