René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?

René Maran was 58 years old in 1945 when Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, was created. This specialized agency of the United Nations, based in Paris, intended from its creation to contribute to world peace by promoting dialogue between cultures and intern...

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Main Author: Chloé Maurel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/23383
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description René Maran was 58 years old in 1945 when Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, was created. This specialized agency of the United Nations, based in Paris, intended from its creation to contribute to world peace by promoting dialogue between cultures and international intellectual cooperation. A former administrator in Africa, and author of fifteen books at that time, René Maran could have been associated with it, given that the new organization wanted to count on the participation of intellectuals and artists from all over the world, and from different cultures and continents. However, he was not, neither in 1945 nor in the following years, although he lived until 1960, period of the golden age of Unesco. This article examines the reasons for this absence, and analyzes Unesco’s actions in favor of literature and culture, particularly in the Caribbean.
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spelling doaj.art-24be7d7a35124fbf89aa0180030ba2272024-02-13T13:13:17ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X810.4000/etudescaribeennes.23383René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?Chloé MaurelRené Maran was 58 years old in 1945 when Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, was created. This specialized agency of the United Nations, based in Paris, intended from its creation to contribute to world peace by promoting dialogue between cultures and international intellectual cooperation. A former administrator in Africa, and author of fifteen books at that time, René Maran could have been associated with it, given that the new organization wanted to count on the participation of intellectuals and artists from all over the world, and from different cultures and continents. However, he was not, neither in 1945 nor in the following years, although he lived until 1960, period of the golden age of Unesco. This article examines the reasons for this absence, and analyzes Unesco’s actions in favor of literature and culture, particularly in the Caribbean.https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/23383West Indiescultureinternational organizationliteratureinternational cooperationnegritude
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René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?
Études Caribéennes
West Indies
culture
international organization
literature
international cooperation
negritude
title René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?
title_full René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?
title_fullStr René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?
title_full_unstemmed René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?
title_short René Maran et l’UNESCO : un rendez-vous manqué ?
title_sort rene maran et l unesco un rendez vous manque
topic West Indies
culture
international organization
literature
international cooperation
negritude
url https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/23383
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