Mélanie Lamotte, assistant professor of history at Duke University, speaks about French empire. On Monday evening, students, ...
A quip about language reveals deeper histories of empire, translation, and the myth of linguistic inevitability ...
To speak today of the French Colonial Empire is, of course, to speak of something belonging to the past. Juridically speaking, the Empire replaced it by the vague and never clearly defined concept of ...
People participate in a parade commemorating the victory of Dien Bien Phu battle in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh On May 7, Vietnam jubilantly celebrated the ...
In what the publisher describes as “an original history of race-making, belonging and rights,” Jean-Baptiste investigates the fluctuating identities of “métis,” referring to the multiracial children ...