Caribbean national identity was consolidated in London

Evidence

Of course, I knew George in London. He used to work for the Caribbean World Service, which a lot of writers did, and indeed the Caribbean novel was written in London. And what’s more, we became consciously West Indian in London. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 1081

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

• XREF: Echoes the ‘imagined community’ mechanism (Anderson) central to the nationalism vocabulary in this module — identity formed in metropole, not homeland.
• SEED: The observation that diasporic exile produces national consciousness could seed a piece on how migrant communities abroad often crystallize the national identity their homeland lacks.

Related

• Caribbean regional identity was forged in London’s diaspora, not at home (similarity 0.89)
• Colonial subjects discovered their collective identity only in the imperial center. (similarity 0.80)
• Diaspora communities are internal, not external, to national history (similarity 0.78)