“Creolization” has often been terminologically equated with “hybridization,”“syncretization,”
and other terms referring to processes of mixture. Normative assumptions concerning …

Contributing to identity formation in ethnically and religiously diverse postcolonial societies,
this book examines the role played by creole identity in Indonesia, and in particular its …

Despite high degrees of cultural and ethnic diversity as well as prevailing political instability,
Guinea-Bissau's population has developed a strong sense of national belonging. By …

For centuries, Africa's Upper Guinea Coast region has been the site of regional and global
interactions, with societies from different parts of the African continent and beyond engaging …

This article explores national integration in Guinea-Bissau since independence in 1974. I
argue that the level of national integration is quite strong–despite the ethnic diversity …

Im Werk von Édouard Glissant ist das Kreolisierungskonzept früh angelegt. Ohne es explizit
beim Namen zu nennen, definiert er doch schon in Soleil de la conscience (1956) …

The paper explores how creole categories of people who have constituted a small but
influential minority in G uinea‐B issau for centuries contributed to a countrywide, integrated …

Construindo a nação na África pós-colonial: o exemplo de Guiné-Bissau Page 1 WORLD
TENSIONS | 39 Postcolonial nation-building in Africa: the example of Guinea-Bissau Abstract …

O artigo analisa o papel de um certo tipo de associações para a integração nacional em
Guiné-Bissau que se tornou independente de Portugal em 1973/74. Nesse país da África …

Importando o conceito de crioulização, da linguística para os estudos culturais, e mais
concretamente para o domínio das artes cénicas, a presente tese descreve a metodologia …