Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers a glimpse into the dynamic and manifold ways through which resistance is put to practice and may in turn influence the production of theory. It considers the Caribbean as a geopolitically crucial region marked by colonial and postcolonial asymmetries of power and as a space of opposition and agency. The book deals with approaches aimed at the historicization of global interdependencies and the related re-orientation of regional and area studies. It seeks to contribute to the discussion of conceptual challenges, problems, and ambivalences related to past and present Caribbean practices of resistance. The book traces patterns of organization and artistic-aesthetic expression as well as radical forms of political activism. It highlights the capacity of fictional literature to become a vehicle of resistance to cultural erasure.