From ÉRIGAL, in collaboration with OVCD, GRIPAL, LIELA, and the Department of Political Science at UQÀM, we are pleased to invite you to the public lecture by Dr. Michelle J.E. Martineau entitled: La départementalisation et son rapport à la violence épistémique : effets et conséquences dans la construction politique et identitaire en contexte guadeloupéen.
📅 Tuesday, November 4
🕛 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
📍 Room R-3465 (UQAM)
🔗 Registration:
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About the lecture
The 1950s mark the beginning of the decolonization process in most so-called colonized territories, including Guadeloupe. Under French administration since 1635, the archipelago embarked on a path of decolonization through integration (an “upside-down” decolonization) with the Departmentalization Act of March 19, 1946, which changed its status from colony to so-called overseas department. However, this departmentalization soon faced strong opposition from certain political representatives as well as from segments of the population. A simple yet fundamental question arises: What are the effects of departmentalization on Guadeloupean political and cultural identity construction? To address this question, it is essential to consider the notion of violence, and more specifically epistemic violence, in order to highlight how departmentalization has reinforced the hegemony of certain forms of knowledge and silenced marginalized voices, while deepening center–periphery and dominant–dominated relationships within a postcolonial context.
About the speaker
Michelle E. J. Martineau holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (Université de Montréal), a Master’s degree in Political Science (UQÀM), and a Master’s degree in French Public Law (Université des Antilles – Guadeloupe). She is also a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at UQÀM.