Vivan Steemers
Biographic Data
| ID | 4155571 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vivan Steemers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vivan |
| FAMILY NAME | Steemers |
| SIGNATURE | STEEMERS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Michigan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5503-7909 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Chagossians in Francophone fiction
Beginning in the late 1960s, the entire population of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, part of a British colony, was deported in order to establish an American military base in this geostrategic location. Ignorant about their fate, most of the traumatized Chagos islanders were dumped in shacks on the island of Mauritius. This article analyses the representation of the Chagossians’ plight and eventual fight for justice through the prism…
Publishing francophone African narratives in English
This article presents and analyzes the editorial landscape of francophone African narratives translated into English since the inception of this literature in the early 1920s up to 2015. Although it is commonly accepted that small, mostly non-profit publishers and university presses are responsible for literary production and distribution of Anglophone translations, the analysis of a defined corpus of these narratives reveals a more nuanced pictu…
Liberation and Commodification of a Postcolonial Author
Liberation and Commodification of a Postcolonial Author
Publishing francophone African narratives in English
This article presents and analyzes the editorial landscape of francophone African narratives translated into English since the inception of this literature in the early 1920s up to 2015. Although it is commonly accepted that small, mostly non-profit publishers and university presses are responsible for literary production and distribution of Anglophone translations, the analysis of a defined corpus of these narratives reveals a more nuanced pictu…
The Chagossians in Francophone fiction
Beginning in the late 1960s, the entire population of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, part of a British colony, was deported in order to establish an American military base in this geostrategic location. Ignorant about their fate, most of the traumatized Chagos islanders were dumped in shacks on the island of Mauritius. This article analyses the representation of the Chagossians’ plight and eventual fight for justice through the prism…
African history and culture studies (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · French (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)