Nomadism among peripheries abolishes the very notion of center and periphery

Evidence

In a third stage the trajectory is abolished; the arrowlike projection becornes curved. The poet’s word leads frorrl periphery to periphery, and, yes, it reproduces the track of circular nomadism; that is, it makes every periphery into a center; furthermore, it abolishes the very notion of center and periphery. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 211

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the third-stage poetic trajectory: periphery-to-periphery circular nomadism that dissolves the center-periphery binary itself.
• XREF: Directly resonates with Glissant’s own later account of Relation/rhizome identity — the abolition of center is the mechanism the reader tracks for loosening fixed identity without collapse. — connects to: The postmodern periphery is often more creatively potent than the center — Perry Anderson, The Origins of Postmodernity, 289; Circular nomadism is forced movement with no aggression and no root — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 117; The center-periphery axis no longer maps intellectual location — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 230 (+2 more)
• QUESTION: Is this ‘abolition of center’ available collectively or only to individual poets? The passage names writers as individuals — worth chasing whether the identity-redistribution is a group capacity.

Broader Connections

• The postmodern periphery is often more creatively potent than the center #expands (0.85) — Perry Anderson, The Origins of Postmodernity, 289
• The center-periphery axis no longer maps intellectual location #expands (0.85) — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 230
• Globalization erases the center-periphery distinction defining comprador intellectuals #corroborates (0.82) — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 238
• Circular nomadism is forced movement with no aggression and no root #qualifies (0.80) — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 117