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Key Text: A Narrative of a Five Years Expedition
…suggest that Stedman’s views were humanitarian (his work was cited by many abolitionist groups) there are a number of inconsistencies between this text and his diaries, which seem to suggest…
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…
Decolonizing the Archive: Indigenous People and Survivance
…of survivance in the Caribbean. Please contact us if you would like to contribute to this work. Visual Representation Girolamo Benzoni, La historia del mondo nuovo, 1565. Image sourced from…
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…
Where are Caribbean Slave Narratives?
…are also happy to help others with their scholarship, check out our contact us page for information on how to get in touch! Doing this sort of work aligns with…