Caribbean 03 Feb 2014 Édouard Glissant, in memory On the anniversary of his passing, I'm posting here part of a piece I wrote on the occasion of his… John Drabinski No Comments
Caribbean, Postcolonial 20 Nov 2013 Introducing Naipaul and Fanon This is the draft introduction to my essay "Martinique Between Naipaul and Fanon," which I have written about in a… John Drabinski No Comments
Caribbean, Postcolonial 19 Nov 2013 Sighs and history The meaning of Caribbean history is too much for any single post, to say the least (ha), but let me… John Drabinski No Comments
Caribbean, Postcolonial 18 Nov 2013 Fanon’s Martinique How does Fanon understand Martinique, and therefore the Caribbean as such? This question concerns both how Fanon's work works as… John Drabinski No Comments
Caribbean 17 Nov 2013 Writing, place, tradition In "Reading and Writing," there is a short meditation on Joseph Conrad's work, work with which he feels a surprising… John Drabinski No Comments
Caribbean 16 Nov 2013 Fanon and audience One of my general aims in critically re-reading Fanon is to historicize - in the sense of periodization - his… John Drabinski No Comments
Caribbean 13 Nov 2013 Between Naipaul and Fanon My essay for the Caribbean Philosophical Association meeting in San Juan makes what I hope will be a provocative claim:… John Drabinski 1 Comment
Caribbean 04 Sep 2013 Ménil and the marvelous As I complete the critical introduction for my translation, I'm working through ideas of the marvelous in Ménil's work. In… John Drabinski 1 Comment