Coolitude
Coolitude is a term coined by Mauritian poet Khal Torabully to describe the cultural interaction of the Indian or Chinese "coolie" diaspora, and by extension also similar migrations. It refers to a transcultural process, articulating imaginaries and cultures in non-essentialist ways.
See also
Further reading
- Khal Torabully, Cale d'étoiles-Coolitude (Azalées Editions, La Réunion, 1992)
- Carter, Marina; Torabully, Khal (2002). Coolitude : an anthology of the Indian labour diaspora. London: Anthem. ISBN 1843310031.
- Torabully, Khal, Voices from the Aapravasi Ghat - Indentured imaginaries, poetry collection on the coolie route and the fakir's aesthetics, Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund, AGTF, Mauritius,November 2, 2013.
External links
- Marina Carter and Khal Torabully, Coolitude: An Anthology of the Indian Labor Diaspora (2002), page from Anthem Press website
- Khaleel Torabully, "The coolies' odyssey", UNESCO Courier (October 1996)
- Khal Torabully, "Créolité, Coolitude, Créolisation: Les imaginaires de la relation", at Africultures website (2006)
- Véronique Bragard, Torabully biography, at the île en île website (CUNY)
- Véronique Bragard, "Transoceanic echoes: coolitude and the work of the Mauritian poet Khal Torabully", International Journal of Francophone Studies 8.2 (August 2005)
- Véronique Bragard, "Voyages into Coolitude: A Comparative and Textual Analysis of Kala Pani Womens Cross-Cultural Creative Memory", thesis abstract
- Paget Henry, Review of Marina Carter and Khal Torabully, Coolitude: An Anthology of the Indian Labor Diaspora, from H-Net
- Voices from the Aapravasi Ghat, http://www.potomitan.info/torabully/voices.php
- HILL COOLIES OR DHANGARS http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/scoble/
- COOLIE - ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA : http://www.britannica.com/topic/coolie-Asian-labourer
- CHINESE COOLIES http://www.imperialchina.org/coolie.html
- Chinese coolie trade, https://web.archive.org/web/20150701053253/http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B0DE2D61539EF34BC4152DFB1668388669FDE
- Slave trade, coolie trade: http://facweb.northseattle.edu/cadler/Global_Dialogues/Readings/Monkey_Hunting_Readings/Slave%20Trade%20Coolie%20Trade.pdf
- UK National Archives : http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/indian-indentured-labourers/
- Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coolitude/240942269264444
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