Creolized sexualities: undoing heteronormativity in the literary imagination of the Anglo-Caribbean

Aparna Thomas

doi:10.1080/30684781.2026.2691838

June 19, 2026Global South Literary Studies

Creolized sexualities: undoing heteronormativity in the literary imagination of the Anglo-Caribbean

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The aim is to examine how Caribbean literature challenges traditional sexual norms and explores queer identities.
Literary analysis of texts focusing on sexual representation in the Caribbean context.
Exploration of historical influences such as violence and migration on sexual identities.
Critical examination of the intersection of culture and sexuality.
Findings support the notion of the Caribbean as a queer space, reshaping traditional narratives.
Demonstrates the impact of colonial histories on contemporary sexual identities and norms.

Implication

Literary analysis explores queer representations in the Caribbean, indicating diverse sexual identities.

Abstract

Alison Donnell’s (2025, 1) Creolised Sexualities presents the case for the Caribbean as a ‘constitutively queer place’, marked by wave after wave of histories of violence and migration and the crea...

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