Introduction. Sea of islands and poetics of relation: rethinking islandness

Tell Them“[…]tell them we are papaya golden sunsets bleedinginto a glittering open seawe are skies unclutteredmajestic in their sweeping landscapewe are the oceanterrifying and regal in its power.[…]but most importantly tell themwe don’t want to leavewe’ve never wanted to leaveand that weare nothin...

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Auteurs principaux: Bertin, Marion, Brown, Karen
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: ICOFOM Study Series 2025
Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:Tell Them“[…]tell them we are papaya golden sunsets bleedinginto a glittering open seawe are skies unclutteredmajestic in their sweeping landscapewe are the oceanterrifying and regal in its power.[…]but most importantly tell themwe don’t want to leavewe’ve never wanted to leaveand that weare nothing without our islands.” (Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, 2011)From a continental European perspective, islands have long been considered as separated and isolated spaces, disconnected from one another and fr...