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

• Coolie
• Creolisation
• Postcolonialism
• Subaltern

References

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. 

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