Reimagining the Aapravasi Ghat: Khal Torabully's poetry and the indentured diaspora
National narratives in Mauritius often affiliate the Indian diaspora with the experience of indentureship and the Aapravasi Ghat, a nineteenth century immigration depot classified in 2006 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This affiliation inevitably disregards the African, Malagasy, and Chinese labor...
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Language: | English |
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McGill University
2021-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies |
Online Access: | https://jiows.mcgill.ca/article/view/80 |