L’histoire au miroir de l’indépendantisme antillais. En mémoire de Jean-Pierre Sainton
Through a personal memory, is traced the intellectual journey of the Guadeloupean historian Jean-Pierre Sainton, who died prematurely in the summer of 2023—an itinerary marked by a complex articulation between his Guadeloupean nationalist activism and his respect for the demands, both scientific an...
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| Summary: | Through a personal memory, is traced the intellectual journey of the Guadeloupean historian Jean-Pierre Sainton, who died prematurely in the summer of 2023—an itinerary marked by a complex articulation between his Guadeloupean nationalist activism and his respect for the demands, both scientific and ethics, of the profession of historian. To understand the emergence of his thinking, we go back to the independence commitment of his father, one of the founders of the GONG (Group of Nationalist Organizations of Guadeloupe), who was one of the main accused during the trial which followed the riots in Guadeloupe in 1967 (Jean-Pierre Sainton was 12 years old at the time), marked by fierce repression. We then follow his university training, first in Pointe-à-Pitre then in Paris, and the beginnings of his activist life. Then we consider his gradual distancing from independence and his conversion to the rigor and demands of the profession of historian in the 1990s, when he ultimately joined the University of the Antilles at the end of the decade. His career from then on reconciles a loyalty to his Guadeloupean identity and a truly historical approach, intended to be based on great critical rigor, an exemplary approach which allowed him to develop a history that he wanted to be “comprehensive.” His place must be recognized among the most eminent historians of the Antilles. |
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