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Translation and Transcription: Le MΓ©moire du juge Courtin

…Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, 2004. **“A Cajun French-English Glossary.” Accessed November 23, 2020. https://www.lsu.edu/hss/french/undergraduate_program/cajun_french/cajun_french_english_glossary.php. From “gratin (n.m.) in cooked foods, the crust formed by browning in contact with the…

Makandal and West African Knowledge

Makandal and West African Knowledge Origins – Who is Makandal? There are any number of spellings of his name in use across the texts, including Macandal, Macandale, Mackendal, Makandale, and…

Images from the Archive: Fauna

…detailed depictions of a number of different species that occupied different habitats within the island. This includes sharks and remora fish, quato and saccawinkee monkeys, and a number of birds…

Resources for Students & Researchers

…so be sure to check back regularly! If you have questions or would like to suggest future resources, please follow the “contact us” link below. Bibliographies Obeah This working bibliography…

Key Text: A Witch’s Legacy

…of the novel. With the help of those whom he enslaves and other free blacks, Moseby comes into contact with obeah, and his life changes drastically by the end of…

Key Narrative: Clara

…to those who came in contact with the disease in late childhood or adulthood. Clara explains that by ‘inoculating’ infants with some of the viral matter they are exposed to…