Prepared by: Leroy AdolphusPrepared by: Leroy AdolphusCourse: Caribbean CivilizationCourse: Caribbean CivilizationPresentedon: July 4Presentedon: July 4th th 20112011DISCUSS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AIME CESAIRE TO THE EMERGENCE OF THE EMERGENCE OF AN INDIGENOUS VOICE IN CARIBBEAN INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS.What is the Caribbean What is the Caribbean Intellectual Tradition? Intellectual Tradition? Academicmaterial or literature that Academicmaterial or literature that wasoriginated in the Caribbean. wasoriginated in the Caribbean. By their discussion around things By their discussion around things CaribbeanCaribbeanBy their thematic concerns and By their thematic concerns and techniques used to challenge techniques used to challenge imperial discourse.imperial discourse.Aim Csaire was born in Aim Csaire was born in Basse!"ointe# $artinique in Basse!"ointe# $artinique in %&%'.%&%'.()* +,)-TI./- 0 T."IC- ()* +,)-TI./- 0 T."IC- Who was Who was Aim Csaire Aim Csaire

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#e traveled to Paris to attend the Ly%'e Louis(le()rand#e traveled to Paris to attend the Ly%'e Louis(le()rand on an edu%ational s%holarship* +n Paris, C'saireon an edu%ational s%holarship* +n Paris, C'saire %reated, with L'opold "'dar "en-hor and L'on .a$as,%reated, with L'opold "'dar "en-hor and L'on .a$as, the literary reviewthe literary review L'tudiant Noir L'tudiant Noir / /The Black Student The Black Student0*0* +n 1123, C'saire be-an wor& on his boo&(len-th poe$+n 1123, C'saire be-an wor& on his boo&(len-th poe$ Cahier d'un retour au pays natal Cahier d'un retour au pays natal / /Notebook of a ReturnNotebook of a Return to My Native Land to My Native Land, 11210, a vivid and power!ul, 11210, a vivid and power!ul depi%tion o! the a$bi-uities o! Caribbean li!e anddepi%tion o! the a$bi-uities o! Caribbean li!e and %ulture in the 4ew World and this upon returnin- ho$e%ulture in the 4ew World and this upon returnin- ho$e to 5artini6ue* to 5artini6ue*"olitical Career "olitical Career Aime was also a member o1 the 2rench Communist "artyin $artinique In %&34 he resigned1rom the 2rench Communist "arty #1ollowingthe 5ungarian 6e7olution# which saw 6ussias in7asion o1 5ungaryThe 8ichotomy! The 8ichotomy! an up hill an up hill tas9tas97he earliest representations o! the 7he earliest representations o! the Caribbean have been throu-h Caribbean have been throu-h writin-s by 8uropean writers in writin-s by 8uropean writers in te9ts su%h as :roono&o and te9ts su%h as :roono&o and ;obinson Crusoe* 7hese te9ts ;obinson Crusoe* 7hese te9ts rein!or%ed %olonial ideolo-ies and rein!or%ed %olonial ideolo-ies and histori%al %onstru%ts o! the histori%al %onstru%ts o! the Caribbean people and its Caribbean people and its A1rican A1rican identity as in1erior and identity as in1erior and bac9ward.bac9ward.AimCsaires AimCsaires contribution contribution Ai$e Cesaire, another esides the the$ati% %on%erns, Cesaire %hallen-es i$perial dis%ourse, throu-h style and stru%ture* #isi$perial dis%ourse, throu-h style and stru%ture* #is poe$s are -eneral unrhy$in-? he hardly utilizespoe$s are -eneral unrhy$in-? he hardly utilizes traditional stru%tures and so the poe$s %an betraditional stru%tures and so the poe$s %an be %hallen-in-* #is style borders on a surreal with a $i9%hallen-in-* #is style borders on a surreal with a $i9 o! $odern so that Cesaire es%apes the %on@nes o!o! $odern so that Cesaire es%apes the %on@nes o! %onventional >ritish stru%ture* %onventional >ritish stru%ture*/egritude $o7ement /egritude $o7ement contcontNgritudeNgritude is a literary and is a literary and ideolo-i%al $ove$ent, developed by ideolo-i%al $ove$ent, developed by !ran%ophone bla%& intelle%tuals, !ran%ophone bla%& intelle%tuals, writers, and politi%ians in