Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics

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Autor(a) principal: Marcussi, Alexandre Almeida
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Cadernos de História (Belo Horizonte. Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoshistoria/article/view/16527
Resumo: This paper presents an analysis of The Black Jacobins, published by Afro-Trinidadian historian C. L. R. James. The book discusses the San Domingo Revolution of 1791-1804, a slave rebellion which led to the abolition of slavery and the political independence of Haiti. By means of a comparative analysis between the ideas of the book and other political essays written by James roughly in the same period, I suggest that the book intended not only to offer a historical analysis of the revolution, but also to present it as a starting point to discuss the pan-africanist movement of the 1930s and the prospects for the independence of European colonial territories in Africa. The paper will argue that James portraits Toussaint L’Ouverture (the most well-known leader of the revolution) as a tragic hero, which allows us to identify elements of a European narrative model in James’s pan-africanism, but also offers a possible reflection on the limits of this project.
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spelling Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politicsO anticolonialismo como tragédia: “Os jacobinos negros” entre a História e a políticaC. L. R. Jamespan-africanismanticolonialismHaitian Revolution.C. L. R. Jamespan-africanismoanticolonialismorevolução haitiana.This paper presents an analysis of The Black Jacobins, published by Afro-Trinidadian historian C. L. R. James. The book discusses the San Domingo Revolution of 1791-1804, a slave rebellion which led to the abolition of slavery and the political independence of Haiti. By means of a comparative analysis between the ideas of the book and other political essays written by James roughly in the same period, I suggest that the book intended not only to offer a historical analysis of the revolution, but also to present it as a starting point to discuss the pan-africanist movement of the 1930s and the prospects for the independence of European colonial territories in Africa. The paper will argue that James portraits Toussaint L’Ouverture (the most well-known leader of the revolution) as a tragic hero, which allows us to identify elements of a European narrative model in James’s pan-africanism, but also offers a possible reflection on the limits of this project.Este artigo consiste na análise da obra Os jacobinos negros, publicada em 1938 pelo historiador trinitino C. L. R. James. A obra aborda a Revolução de São Domingos, uma rebelião de escravos entre os anos de 1791 e 1804 que culminou na abolição da escravidão e na independência do Haiti. Analisando os argumentos do livro em comparação com outros ensaios políticos do autor no mesmo período, pretendo evidenciar como, por meio de Os jacobinos negros, James pretendia não apenas oferecer uma análise historiográfica da revolução, como também apresentar esse processo histórico como ponto de referência para refletir sobre o movimento pan-africanista de sua época e acerca do prospecto das independências das colônias europeias na África. Sugiro pensar a caracterização feita por James de Toussaint L’Ouverture (o mais destacado líder da Revolução de São Domingos) como a de um herói trágico, pois, ao mesmo tempo em que evidencia os traços de uma narratividade eurocêntrica no projeto pan-africanista do autor, também propicia um ponto de fuga a fim de refletir sobre os limites desse projeto.Editora PUC Minas2018-07-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionHistória intelectualapplication/pdfhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoshistoria/article/view/1652710.5752/P.2237-8871.2018v19n30p95-122Cadernos de História; v. 19 n. 30 (2018): Dossiê História e Historiadores; 95-1222237-88711679-5636reponame:Cadernos de História (Belo Horizonte. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)instacron:PUC_MINSporhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoshistoria/article/view/16527/13453Copyright (c) 2018 Cadernos de Históriahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMarcussi, Alexandre Almeida2021-03-28T17:55:32Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/16527Revistahttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoshistoria/indexPRIhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoshistoria/oaicadernosdehistoria@pucminas.br||cadernosdehistoria@pucminas.br2237-88711679-5636opendoar:2021-03-28T17:55:32Cadernos de História (Belo Horizonte. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
O anticolonialismo como tragédia: “Os jacobinos negros” entre a História e a política
title Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
spellingShingle Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
Marcussi, Alexandre Almeida
C. L. R. James
pan-africanism
anticolonialism
Haitian Revolution.
C. L. R. James
pan-africanismo
anticolonialismo
revolução haitiana.
title_short Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
title_full Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
title_fullStr Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
title_full_unstemmed Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
title_sort Anticolonialism as tragedy: “the black jacobins” between History and politics
author Marcussi, Alexandre Almeida
author_facet Marcussi, Alexandre Almeida
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Marcussi, Alexandre Almeida
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv C. L. R. James
pan-africanism
anticolonialism
Haitian Revolution.
C. L. R. James
pan-africanismo
anticolonialismo
revolução haitiana.
topic C. L. R. James
pan-africanism
anticolonialism
Haitian Revolution.
C. L. R. James
pan-africanismo
anticolonialismo
revolução haitiana.
description This paper presents an analysis of The Black Jacobins, published by Afro-Trinidadian historian C. L. R. James. The book discusses the San Domingo Revolution of 1791-1804, a slave rebellion which led to the abolition of slavery and the political independence of Haiti. By means of a comparative analysis between the ideas of the book and other political essays written by James roughly in the same period, I suggest that the book intended not only to offer a historical analysis of the revolution, but also to present it as a starting point to discuss the pan-africanist movement of the 1930s and the prospects for the independence of European colonial territories in Africa. The paper will argue that James portraits Toussaint L’Ouverture (the most well-known leader of the revolution) as a tragic hero, which allows us to identify elements of a European narrative model in James’s pan-africanism, but also offers a possible reflection on the limits of this project.
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