Rhizomes and the Space of Translation
On Edouard Glissant's Spiral Retelling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4195743 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Max Hantel (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 100-112 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Axe A Caribbean Journal of Criticism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1534-6714 • E-ISSN: 0799-0537 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/07990537-2378955 |
| OpenAlex | W2093637552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The intellectual journey," Edouard Glissant reminds us, "is destined to have a geographical itinerary." This essay considers Glissant's insistence on a poetics of landscape in the case of translation, a practice that intertwines linguistic transition with the spatial residue of its etymological meaning, "to carry across." The first section maps the movement of one concept, the rhizome, as it travels between and beyond the work of Glissant and that of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. The rhizome's travels reveal an uneven political economy of scholarly influence. The second section further examines how Glissant's discussion of translation articulates a praxis and rhythm of Relation. Considering translation practice alongside Glissant's notion of a "spiral retelling" brings into relief new political horizons for Caribbean studies specifically and modes of shared life more generally
Poetics · Praxis · African history and culture studies · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Caribbean history, culture, and politics
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |