Afrique(s)-sur-Seine: On the Concept of Migritude

Chevrier introduces the terms Afrique-sur-Seine and migritude to reflect a shift in the global conditions of contemporary cultural production: from nations and nationalities towards movement, migration, and exile. Located between Africanness and Frenchness, a new generation of Black writers-such as...

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Published in:Art in translation 2024-04, Vol.16 (2), p.196-202
Main Author: Chevrier, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African diaspora
Africanness
contemporary literature
Frenchness
migritude
negritude
postcolonialism
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Summary:Chevrier introduces the terms Afrique-sur-Seine and migritude to reflect a shift in the global conditions of contemporary cultural production: from nations and nationalities towards movement, migration, and exile. Located between Africanness and Frenchness, a new generation of Black writers-such as Djiboutian Abdourahman Waberi, Calixthe Beyala, Daniel Biyaoula, and others-draws inspiration in migritude, their off-centredness and hybridity, and less in negritude. Published in 2004, the text opens up a conceptual space where the historical experiences of African and diasporic writers and artists no longer imposes boundaries on their creativity but confers a special authority to their work.
ISSN:1756-1310
1756-1310
DOI:10.1080/17561310.2024.2373646