Book contents
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Table
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- List of Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Epistemology
- 1 Introduction: Rethinking History and Freetown Historiography
- 2 Frontiers of Identity: The Creoles and the Politics of Belonging
- Part II Beyond the Colonial Sphinx: African Agency in the Making of the Colony
- Part III Ethnocentrism and New Frames of Popular Culture
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Frontiers of Identity: The Creoles and the Politics of Belonging
from Part I - Historical Epistemology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 October 2017
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Table
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- List of Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Epistemology
- 1 Introduction: Rethinking History and Freetown Historiography
- 2 Frontiers of Identity: The Creoles and the Politics of Belonging
- Part II Beyond the Colonial Sphinx: African Agency in the Making of the Colony
- Part III Ethnocentrism and New Frames of Popular Culture
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter challenges the use of the compellation Creole, or Krio, as an identity category in Sierra Leone historiography. Creole, or Krio, broadly refers to descendants of the various ex-slaves repatriated to Sierra Leone from Europe, the Americas and Africa in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In addition, Akintola Wyse and Gibril Cole state that Krio identity also comprised members of various ethnic groups from the hinterland. The historiography portrays this group as a fixed and unique community with a distinct identity.
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- The Temne of Sierra LeoneAfrican Agency in the Making of a British Colony, pp. 30 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017