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Castaway and Other Tales from Mauritius
In this book, Ramesh Ramdoyal, the author of the locally best-selling trilogy - Tales From Mauritius, More Tales From Mauritius and Further Tales From Mauritius - once again delights us with nine original stories, each more captivating than the other.This time the author does not restrict himself to the island of Mauritius. He goes further afield. In Castaway, the action takes place in the remote island-archipelago of Saint Brandon with its unique flora and fauna. This is the place where a fugitive is hiding not only from justice, but also from the demons that have followed him in his solitary confinement.In Fishy Stories, he makes us discover the underwater wonderland around the island, and...
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Styles of Multiculturalism in Mauritius
What does multiculturalism mean in Mauritius? This question was the starting point of an ethnographic study on an island state in the Indian Ocean that had always been part of a global project and always been (post)colonial. The introduction of citizenship education at school in this Republic with its ethnically, religiously and linguistically diverse population serves as an example for the analysis of how different approaches to multicultural policy-making collide. The negotiations on the school subject illustrate the organisation of cultural difference by the state mainly through Indo-Mauritian and Creole nationalism.
Women in the Making of Mauritian History
Amplifying the diverse voices of women that were brought together to make the fabric of Mauritian society, the Centre for Research on Slavery and Indenture (CRSI) has produced this publication, a collaboration of 19 multi-disciplinary authors. Scholars, research activists, community leaders and cultural writers all got together to tell the stories of women from colonisation to contemporary times. The book offers as many factual accounts of history as thought-provoking analysis of the situation of various groups of women in Mauritius, including perspectives from women often excluded in History and gender discourse. Chapters are written in English, French and Kreol.The book is edited by contributing authors Vijaya Teelock, Christelle Collet, James de Montilles and Steve Sénèque. The list of all contributing authors is below: Aumeeruddy-Cziffra ShirinBallgobin D. VinaCollet ChristelleDe Montille JamesGauthier EglantineGebert JoslynHuang HaoHerminette LauraLajoie LionelNundloll SapnaPolice-Michel DaniellaPyrbus CassandraRosun Bibi WardahRosunee-Nundah PritilahSaramandi ArielSénèque SteveSoogree AichahTeelock VijayaVolcy Laurent Elodie
The Mauritian Novel
This book analyses how the idea – or the problem - of belonging is articulated in a range of contemporary francophone Mauritian novels. Waters explores how forms of affective belonging intersect with the exclusionary ‘politics of belonging’ in novels by Nathacha Appanah, Ananda Devi, Shenaz Patel, Bertrand de Robillard, Amal Sewtohul and Carl de Souza.
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Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation
This book presents an original and comprehensive overview of the transformation of Mauritian Hinduism against the backdrop of globalisation. It discusses themes such as the cult of Baharia Puja; the cult of “Camp De Masque”; changes in popular cults; temples and associative strategies of social integration; emergence of Hanuman; ritual innovations in politics and, religious and political transformation due to globalisation to highlight the link between the reinvention of Hinduism and Mauritian capitalism. The first of its kind, this book with its rich ethnographic accounts, will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.
Silence of the Chagos
Based on a true, still-unfolding story, Silence of the Chagos is a powerful exploration of cultural identity, the concept of home, and above all the neverending desire for justice. Shenaz Patel draws on the lives of exiled Chagossians in this tragic example of 20th century political oppression. Every afternoon a woman in a red headscarf walks to the end of the quay and looks out over the water, fixing her gaze “back there”: to Diego Garcia, one of the small islands forming the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean. With no explanation, no forewarning, and only an hour to pack their belongings, the Chagossians are deported to Mauritius. Officials tell her that the island is “closed”...
