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Journal | Il Tolomeo
Journal issue | 20 | 2018
Research Article | Stanley Péan et l’interculturalité en diaspora

Stanley Péan et l’interculturalité en diaspora

Musique, zombis et marasa pour une haïtianité revisitée.

Abstract

In spite of being viewed as a young writer until the ’90s, Stanley Péan is now known as one of the most distinctive and established voices in the Haitian-Canadian literary scene. The pivotal moment in his career happened in 1996, when Zombi Blues was published. This novel displays a cultural space in which Haitian traditions and Canadian modernity converge and allow intercultural exchange to take place. Drawing from this perspective, the following article aims to analyse how Péan creates a fictional universe through the blending of cultural elements. Using the collection of myths and beliefs that permeate the Haitian and African cultural panorama as a reference point, we will investigate the ways in which Péan adapted and transposed these traditions to the Haitian diasporic context. Particular attention will be given to the use of jazz and African American music, as well as to the reinterpretation of mythological creatures such as the zombie and the marasa twins. Hence, the article tries to show how Péan’s cultural crossroad contributes to the foundation of a new literary interpretation of Haitianity.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: July 24, 2018 | Accepted: Sept. 3, 2018 | Published Dec. 21, 2018 | Language: fr

Keywords Music and semiotics • Fantastic • Haïtianité • Interculturalism • Stanley Péan • Marasa and zombie • Diaspora

Copyright © 2018 Fabiana Fianco. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/Tol/2499-5975/2018/04/012


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