Le Pirate, acteur interstitiel de la colonisation européenne dans les Caraïbes (XVIe-XVIIIe siècles)

Abstract

This paper analyses the perception of the Caribbean piracy through its evolution during the European colonization, and it intends to explain the profusion of its current representations. The political, social and economical European context allows us underlining the different aspects related to piracy in the Caribbean Basin. Furthermore, our analysis of the social and political situation of the pirate follows the history of piracy “from below”, on the way of scholars such us Marcus Rediker, Peter Linebaugh and Christopher Hill. Finally, the notion of “interstice” leads to a better comprehension of the pirate figure.

Keywords

• piracy
• Caribbean
• colonization
• interstices
• imagination
• piraterie
• Caraïbes
• colonisation
• imaginaire
• pirateria
• Caraibi
• colonizzazione
• interstizio
• immaginario