The French Society of Friends of Black People (1788-1799) (EN, FR)
The French Society of Friends of Black People (1788-1799) March 30 , 2023 Bernard Gainot Appearing in Paris in 1788, the French Society of Friends of Black People (Société des Amis des Noirs) followed the model of its British counterpart. During the revolutionary decade, it evolved from a philosophical society to a political club, which […]
An abolitionist pastor of Swiss origin: Benjamin-Sigismond Frossard (1754-1830) (EN, FR)
An abolitionist pastor of Swiss origin: Benjamin-Sigismond Frossard (1754-1830) March 30 , 2023 Bernard Gainot Born in Nyon, in the Swiss canton of Vaud, Benjamin-Sigismond Frossard completed his primary schooling in Lausanne, before continuing his studies at the Geneva Academy. Upon graduation, he was ordained a pastor in 1777. He then moved to Lyon to […]
Du jazz au rap, des États-Unis à l’Europe
Du jazz au rap, perspectives et évolutions musicales dans le post-esclavagisme, des Etats-Unis à l’Europe March 30 , 2023 Mylène En plus d’être liés par une évolution de style au fur et à mesure des années, le jazz et le rap ont en commun de conter à leur manière et selon les artistes, l’histoire de […]
From jazz to rap, from the United States to Europe (EN, FR)
From jazz to rap, perspectives and musical evolutions in the post-slavery world, from the United States to Europe March 30 , 2023 Mylène In addition to their stylistic evolution over the years, both jazz and rap, despite their differences and depending on the artists, recount the history of the trade in enslaved African peoples, as […]
Esclavage dans les colonies européennes
Esclavage dans les colonies européennes March 27 , 2023 Bernard SALVAING L’économie esclavagiste bascule à la fin du Moyen Âge de la Méditerranée vers l’Atlantique. La plantation sucrière apparaît tout d’abord dans les îles au large de l’Afrique, puis dans les îles de la Caraïbe (où elle atteint son apogée au 18e siècle, à Saint-Domingue notamment) et […]
Esclavage, travail forcé et migrations dans les empires européens
Esclavage, travail forcé et migrations dans les empires européens March 27 , 2023 Alessandro Stanziani L’histoire de l’esclavage à l’époque moderne ne se résume pas à la traite atlantique ; cette dernière s’appuie sur la traite en Méditerranée et en Asie centrale, d’une part, sur les expériences des asservis « blancs » outre-Atlantique au 17e siècle, de l’autre. La […]
Slavery in the European colonies (EN, FR)
Slavery in the European colonies March 27, 2023 Bernard Salvaing The economy based on slavery shifted at the end of the Middle Ages from the Mediterranean towards the Atlantic. Sugar plantations first appeared on the islands off the coast of Africa, and then on the islands of the Caribbean (where they would reach their peak […]
Slavery, forced labour, and migrations in the European empires (EN, FR)
Slavery, forced labour, and migrations in the European empires March 27, 2023 Alessandro Stanziani The history of slavery in modern times is not limited to the Atlantic slave trade; it encompasses the slave trade in the Mediterranean and Central Asia, on the one hand, and the experiences of enslaved “whites” across the Atlantic in the 17th […]
Alecia McKenzie
MEET THE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: Alecia McKenzie Play Previous Next Alecia MCKENZIE is a Jamaican-born writer, editor and artist currently based in Paris. Her first collection of short stories, Satellite City, and her novel Sweetheart have both won Commonwealth literary prizes, and her most recent book (A Million Aunties) was longlisted for the 2022 Dublin […]
Aurélie Capelle-Sigère
MEET THE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: Aurélie Capelle-Sigère from Unity Daniela Jakrlova’ Riva David Gumbs Gombo Sylvaine Dampierre Alecia McKenzie Inês Costa Luanda Carneiro Jacoel Magalie Mobetie Lais Andrade Thiago Liberdade Bianca Turner Collectif On À Slamé Sur La Lune Albert Morisseau Leroy dit Manalone Calvin Yug Fred Ebami The Acoustic Heritage Ginebra Raventós Emarx Edgardo […]
