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Caribbean culture has often been derided as having no lineage on account of its slave and indentured labour history. Derek Walcott, the first Nobel prize winner from this region has instead argued that this culture was formed through a process in which remembered fragments of cultures transported to the region were created anew. Creolization, as this process has come to be called, has several exceptional features, of which the Carnival is perhaps the most interesting. We will be looking closely at the emergence of Caribbean Carnival while focusing on two exemplary texts, Walcott’s Pantomime and Earl Lovelace’s play The Dragon Can’t Dance.
Participation
Both plays to be read as follows: once through before the semester starts and a second time before the third session; regular attendance of the full lecture series; end of term written test.
Please check the TAS website under "Your Studies" for guidelines, especially on note-taking during a lecture series. |
