Ineke Phaf Rheinberger Livres

This book contains close readings of contemporary literary texts and art work by Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking authors from Africa and Latin America. The readings reveal a critical debate that understands reflections on the slave trade and current migrations from Africa to Europe as continuity since early modern history. This part of cultural history is firmly rooted in the Black Atlantic, although the book’s primary concern is a discussion of situations in which water spirituality functions as a backdrop. This critical inquiry of social inequality and injustice is based on a theoretical framework that addresses migrations overseas and forced labor. Therefore, the readings are placed within the cultural tradition of seven countries: Brazil, Angola, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Principe, and Guinea-Bissau.

José Maria Capricorne, born in Curaçao in 1932, is one of the classic artists of the modern Caribbean. His vigorous lines and colourful figures communicate with an energetic and mobile imaginary that relates to a world full of popular interpretations of daily life. The points of reference for Capricorne are the natural environment and the history of the Caribbean. This book is the second monograph, published in English, on Capricorne's work. Valdemar Marcha has written a comprehensive introductory essay about social cohesion in Curaçao. And Ineke Phaf Rheinberger presents some co-ordinates for the interpretation of Capricorne's Braziliana series, first exhibited in the Galerie Forum Berlin am Meer (February 4 - March 20, 2005).

Os ensaios neste livro conduzem o leitor através dos tópicos cruciais do pós-colonialismo de Angola e Moçambique, como refletidos nas suas literaturas, cinema, música e artes. O passado, na forma das tradições esquecidas / redescobertas ou da guerra, continua formando as maneiras nas quais estas nações articulam e negociam suas identidades. Enfatiza-se a cena particularmente vibrante de Luanda e, ademais, dedica-se atenção (à falta de) às traduções dos textos portugueses noutras línguas.

La publicación de este libro tiene el objetivo de señalar un momento importante en la investigación de las literaturas de África, el Caribe y América Latina. Durante mucho tiempo, los críticos las han anali-zado como campos separados, mientras que hoy día se observa la tendencia progresiva de realizar estu-dios comparativos. En las contribuciones confluyen diferentes aproximaciones metodológicas y teóri-cas de especialistas ubicados en países de Europa, África, el Caribe y América Latina. De este modo se transforman historias separadas en historias enredadas, sin que se pierda el arraigo en sus culturas loca-les respectivas. Este arraigo se centra en la asimetría, determinada por la conexión con el Atlántico en el pasado y el presente, una dinámica que inspira la literatura y el arte de manera decisiva.

Der vorliegende Band behandelt verschiedene karibische Schriftsteller und Schriftstellerinnen, darunter die Kubanerin Nancy Morejón und den Chilenen Pedro Lemebel.