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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 3(3), pp. 193 - 197
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030307
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Creole Languages as a Reaction to Political Economy, a Mechanism for Afro-descendants to Gain Political Agency and a Vehicle to Obtain Freedom from Colonizers
Ashley Needham *
University of Oregon, USA
ABSTRACT
Haiti was the only European colony to successfully execute a slave-led rebellion. This paper aims to demonstrate the strength of the Haitian people and the maneuverability to use colonialism against colonists. This goal of this paper is to provide evidence to demonstrate the impact that creolization had on the Caribbean, in that, out of colonialism came a unique and unprecedented culture and that the very goal of colonialism, to subjugate Africans in order to leverage the European economy, would be the reason for the downfall of the colonialist project in Haiti. Through document analysis, literature review, and examining relevant data, this paper demonstrates the ability of materialism to revolt against colonialism, the use of creativity as a demonstration of agency, the connection between linguistic history and emancipation, and finally that creolization was a vehicle for the independence and freedom of the new Haitian people.
KEYWORDS
Creolization, Political Agency, Political Economy, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-American, Afro-Descendant, Creative Ingenuity, Materialism, Marxism, Capitalism, Colonization, Liberty, Freedom, Racism, Periphery
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[1] Ashley Needham , "Creole Languages as a Reaction to Political Economy, a Mechanism for Afro-descendants to Gain Political Agency and a Vehicle to Obtain Freedom from Colonizers," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 193 - 197, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030307.
(b). APA Format:
Ashley Needham (2015). Creole Languages as a Reaction to Political Economy, a Mechanism for Afro-descendants to Gain Political Agency and a Vehicle to Obtain Freedom from Colonizers. Sociology and Anthropology, 3(3), 193 - 197. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030307.