Thematic Research Areas

• Creole linguistic development;
• Genesis of Indian Ocean Creoles and their evolution;
• Origins of Seychellois Creole culture;
• Contribution of Madagascar to Indian Ocean Creole cultures
• The Bourbonnais and Ile de France connections;
• Early history and consequent historical developments;
• Slavery and its aftermath;
• Music, song and dance;
• Social and cultural anthropology;
• Literature and literary developments;
• Theatre and performance;
• Creole architecture;
• Creole culture and sustainable development;
• Creole culture and the Blue Economy.

Research Projects

• « Le créole parlé par les jeunes seychellois : des nouvelles pratiques langagières favorisées par le contact entre l’anglais et le créole » : recherche (en cours) de Aneesa Vel
• « Vola Ma’Efa- Malagasy contribution to Seychellois culture » ongoing research by Miera Savy in collaboration with CLCRI
• « Women and power in Seychelles » Article by Penda Choppy
• « Attitude to slavery and race in Seychelles creole oral literature » research thesis by Penda Choppy
• « Universalism and Creolization in Seychellois Proverbs » article by Penda Choppy
• « The dilemma of the modern creole identity » CIEC colloquium paper Penda Choppy
• « Nouvo fason ekrir serten mo an kreol seselwa lo « facebook » : en bon lenvansyon ouswa en menas pour levolisyon leng-wistik sa lalang ? » colloquium paper by Aneesa Vel