Language and Literature : Martinique

In addition to Lambros Comitas' work [The Complete Caribbeana, 1900-1975: A Bibliographic Guide to the Scholarly Literature. (Millwood, NY: KTO Press, Research Institute for the Study of Man) 4 vols, 2193 pages, 1977.], the most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Martinique is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 140 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Martinique is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/martin/).

AFRICAN & CARIBBEAN LITERATURE IN FRENCH  (http://www.founders.howard.edu/afrolit2.htm)
A guide to research and documentation germane to African and Caribbean literature in French.

AIME CESAIRE  (http://www.cesaire.org/)
Site devoted to a seminal force of the NEGRITUDE MOVEMENT, the poet AIME CESAIRE.

CESAIRE  (http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Cesaire.html)
Site devoted to AIME CESAIRE.

EDOUARD GLISSANT  (http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/paroles/glissant.html)
Devoted to the formidable writer EDOUARD GLISSANT, site includes a brief biography, bibliographies of works by and about the author, and links to related webpages. In French.

FRANTZ FANON  (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/martinique.politique/Pages/fanon.htm)
Presents a brief biography of the author.

FRANTZ FANON  (http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/poldiscourse/fanon/fanonov.html)
Includes the following sections devoted to the work of FRANTZ FANON: Biography, Works, Theoretical Relations, Themes and Issues, Historical Contexts, Symbol & Image, Political Discourse.

INTERVIEW DU GEREC-F  (http://www.palli.ch/%7Ekapeskreyol/travaux/interview.htm)
RAPHAEL CONFIANT discusses the work of GEREC-F and the study of Creole language and culture. In French.

JOSEPH ZOBEL  (http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/paroles/zobel.html)
Provides a biography of and list of works by JOSEPH ZOBEL. In French.

THE MARTINICAN CONCEPT OF "CREOLENESS": A MULTIRACIAL REDEFINITION OF CULTURE  (http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP798bo.html)
Written by Beverley Ormerod, the text presented here examines past and present literary movements in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana.

MAYOTTE CAPECIA  (http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/paroles/capecia.html)
Includes a biography, bibliographies and links relevant to the author and her works. In French.

PATRICK CHAMOISEAU  (http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/ile.en.ile/paroles/chamoiseau.html)
Site devoted to the work of PATRICK CHAMOISEAU. In French.