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June 27, 2026FrancosphèresOpen Access

Utopia to apocalypse

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RJRyan Joyce

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Essay explores the evolution of marronage in urban Martinique, revealing tensions between hope and disaster.

Key Points

  • This essay investigates how contemporary Martinican literature portrays marronage amidst urban settings.
  • Analyzes novels by Patrick Chamoiseau and Alfred Alexandre.
  • Examines themes of utopian aspiration and apocalyptic disillusion in urban contexts.
  • Engages with existing literature on utopianism and the apocalyptic turn in Caribbean studies.
  • Chronique des sept misères depicts urban stagnation and loss.
  • Texaco presents marronage as a collective ecological practice.
  • Bord de Canal portrays a dystopian urban environment where mobility and resistance fail.

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Ryan Joyce (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f68f5aea7db3c1953fd91https://doi.org/10.3828/franc.2026.12
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