Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Charles Maurras and colonial Madagascar

Bowd, Gavin Philip

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Date

2016

Abstract

Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (1903–1937) is widely considered to be the first major writer of la francophonie and as Madagascar’s national poet. His untimely death has been interpreted as an act of rebellion against French colonial rule. However, little attention has been given to his outspoken attachment to the ideas of Charles Maurras and the far right Action Française. This article explores Rabearivelo’s politics, his ambivalent relationship with colonial rule and the complexity of the identity politics expressed in his work.

Citation

Bowd , G P 2016 , ' Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Charles Maurras and colonial Madagascar ' , Modern & Contemporary France , vol. 24 , no. 1 , pp. 1-14 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2015.1068283

Publication

Modern & Contemporary France

Status

Peer reviewed

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2015.1068283

ISSN

0963-9489

Type

Journal article

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© 2015 Association for the Study of Modern & Contemporary France. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2015.1068283

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University of St Andrews Research

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10023/10490