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Thus, these objects are not present solely for their practical value: their symbolic significance and their agency are also examined.","Cette étude interroge la présence de la culture matérielle dans l’espace antillais d’expression française, à travers un corpus littéraire qui regroupe trois territoires francophones : la Guadeloupe, la Martinique et Haïti. En s’appuyant sur les recherches menées dans les domaines anthropologiques, ethnologique et sociologiques, nous avons pu mettre en évidence le rôle actif des objets culturels au sein des dynamiques sociales de la Caraïbe. En particulier, il a été possible d’enquêter, par un ancrage historique de la production littéraire, l’apport culturel matériel des populations qui ont migré, de manière volontaire ou involontaire, vers les Antilles françaises. C’est à travers la présence de ces objets, réunis en un catalogue articulé en trois domaines (religieux, vestimentaire et culinaire), que nous avons pu mettre en évidence, d’abord, les relations entretenues parmi les différents migrants et, ensuite, rendre davantage visible la violence exercée de la part des colons. L’étude se clôture sur la participation active des objets dans le processus de créolisation, à travers un cheminent qui intéresse leur adoption et, ensuite, leur adaptation. Ainsi, les objets ne sont pas seulement présents avec leur valeur d’usage : leur valeur symbolique est enquêtée, ainsi que leur agentivité."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["MIGRATIONS INTERCONTINENTALES D¿OBJETS VERS LA CARAÏBE D¿EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["tutor: M. Modenesi","R. Fonkoua","M. 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