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The Author Events Series presents Marlene Daut | The First and Last King of Haiti REGISTER In Conversation with Grace Sanders Johnson Slave, revolutionary, traitor, king, and suicide, Henry Christophe was, in his time, popular and famous the world over. Born in 1767 to an enslaved mother on the Caribbean island of Grenada, Christophe first fought to overthrow the British in North America, before helping his fellow enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue, as Haiti was then called, to gain their freedom from France. Yet in an incredible twist of fate, Christophe ended up fighting with Napoleon's forces against the very enslaved men and women he had once fought alongside. Later, reuniting with those he had betrayed, he offered to lead them and made himself their king. But it all came to a sudden and tragic end when Christophe--after nine years of his rule as King Henry I--shot himself in the heart, some say with a silver bullet. Why did Christophe turn his back on Toussaint Louverture and the very revolution with which his name is so indelibly associated? How did it come to pass that Christophe found himself accused of participating in the plot to assassinate Haiti's first ruler, Dessalines? What caused Haiti to eventually split into two countries, one ruled by Christophe in the north, who made himself king, the other led by President Pétion in the south? The First and Last King of Haiti is a riveting story of not only geopolitical clashes on a grand scale but also of friendship and loyalty, treachery and betrayal, heroism and strife in an era of revolutionary upheaval. Marlene Daut is Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University. She teaches courses in anglophone, francophone Caribbean, African American, and French Colonial and historical studies. Grace L. Sanders Johnson is a historian, visual artist, and associate professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her areas of study include modern Caribbean history, transnational feminisms, oral history, and environmental humanities. Her most recent work can be found in several journals including Her most recent work can be found in several journals including Palimpsest: A Journal on Women, Gender, and the Black International (2024), Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism (2023), Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism (2022), American Anthropologist (2022), and Caribbean Review of Gender Studies (2018). Sanders Johnson is the author of White Gloves, Black Nation: Women, Citizenship, and Political Wayfaring in Haiti (University of North Carolina Press, 2023) which won the 2023 Haitian Studies Association Best Book Award, and honorable mention for the 2024 Mary Nickliss Prize in U.S. Women's and/or Gender History from the Organization of American Historians; White Gloves, Black Nation is also one of the top 5 finalist for the 2024 African American Intellectual History Pauli Murray Book Prize and Choice Journal's 2024 list of Outstanding Academic Titles. The 2024/25 Author Events Series is presented by Comcast. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation when you register for this event to ensure that this series continues to inspire Philadelphians. Books will be available for purchase at the library on event night! All tickets are non-refundable. (recorded 2/13/2025)
AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on the commemoration of a massacre in Senegal by French troops.
Get ready for a chilling journey into the heart of New Orleans' most infamous residence: the LaLaurie Mansion. This grand estate, with its elegant French Colonial design, holds a dark secret within its walls. This is the true story of Dr. LaLaurie and his wife Adèle, who were respected members of New Orleans society...until a fire revealed their horrifying crimes. What was discovered inside the home shocked the city to its core, leading to the family's mysterious disappearance and cementing the mansion's gruesome legacy. But the story doesn't end there. **Since that fateful night, the mansion has been plagued by reports of paranormal activity. ** Visitors and paranormal investigators alike have recounted bone-chilling encounters with ghostly apparitions, disembodied voices, and unexplained events. Is this the residual energy of unspeakable cruelty or something more sinister? Tune in as we uncover the mysteries of the LaLaurie Mansion and explore the theories behind its haunted reputation, from residual energy and intelligent hauntings to the power of belief and the potential influence of the mansion's architecture.
Get ready for a chilling journey into the heart of New Orleans' most infamous residence: the LaLaurie Mansion. This grand estate, with its elegant French Colonial design, holds a dark secret within its walls. This is the true story of Dr. LaLaurie and his wife Adèle, who were respected members of New Orleans society...until a fire revealed their horrifying crimes. What was discovered inside the home shocked the city to its core, leading to the family's mysterious disappearance and cementing the mansion's gruesome legacy. But the story doesn't end there. **Since that fateful night, the mansion has been plagued by reports of paranormal activity. ** Visitors and paranormal investigators alike have recounted bone-chilling encounters with ghostly apparitions, disembodied voices, and unexplained events. Is this the residual energy of unspeakable cruelty or something more sinister? Tune in as we uncover the mysteries of the LaLaurie Mansion and explore the theories behind its haunted reputation, from residual energy and intelligent hauntings to the power of belief and the potential influence of the mansion's architecture.
Kevin Flanagan visits Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia and luxuriates in its French Colonial-style architecture, while enjoying the fabulous Kyhmer street food. He also visits the genocide museums of The Killing Fields and asks the question - should one witness the atrocities of man? And, if so, what can you take away from such experiences? Overall, Kevin found Phnom Penh to be one of the most challenging and incredible places he has ever visited. For more information, read the accompanying article on The Top Travel Destinations website: https://thetoptraveldestinations.com/2024/03/19/phnom-penh-and-the-killing-fields-top-travel-destination-guide/ And follow us on social media! Instagram: @thetoptraveldestinations X: @becreativkev Facebook: The Top Travel Destinations
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The St. Domingue uprising. From the history of how Haiti came to be under French Colonial rule to the Rise of the Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture, and his rise and fall, and the legacy of the St. Domingue revolution. All this, and more on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart".Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#France: #ECOWAS: #Niger: The violent remains of the French colonial empire. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-new-france-africa-policy-reduce-troops/ 1793 France
On August 3, 1960, Niger triumphantly declared its independence from French colonial rule, marking a significant milestone in the nation's history. After decades of struggle and resistance against colonial oppression, the people of Niger finally reclaimed their sovereignty and the right to govern themselves. The declaration of independence was a moment of great jubilation and pride for the nation, as it symbolized a new era of self-determination and the opportunity to shape their own destiny. The new government embarked on a path of nation-building and sought to strengthen ties with other newly independent African countries. While the road to progress was not without hurdles, Niger's independence laid the foundation for a vibrant and resilient nation that would continue to grow, evolve, and play a vital role in the broader context of African unity and development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Manzi and Brian Rodriguez conclude their journey through Apocalypse Now: Redux at Kurtz's jungle compound but not before deep diving perhaps the most famous added scene in Francis Ford Coppola history; The French Colonial sequence.
On this special episode of The Greg and Dan Show Podcast, professors Dana Bardolph (Northern Illinois University) and Greg Wilson (UC Santa Barbara) sit down with Greg to dissect their long-term archaeological research project investigating the pre-colonial occupation of Native Americans as well as the French Colonial-era in Central Illinois. Bardolph and Wilson joined Greg and Dan for an on-air conversation as well. You can listen to that interview here: https://omny.fm/shows/greg-dan-show-interviews/archaeologists-search-for-the-deep-history-of-peorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Greg and Dan welcome Northern Illinois University Professor Dana Bardolph and University of California Santa Barbara Professor Greg Wilson to discuss the ongoing long-term archaeological research project investigating the deep history of Peoria studying important periods of change. Wilson and Bardolph indicate the project's research starts around 1,000 years ago and focuses on the pre-colonial occupation by Native American and the French Colonial era in Central Illinois.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Tuesday "Go to Natchitoches" show focuses on Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Park in Natchitoches, the oldest city in Louisiana. Featured guests are park ranger Felicia Brand and Arlene Gould, Executive Director of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. Plan your visit to Natchitoches at: https://natchitoches.com/Located on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches, Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Park is a replication of the original Fort, which was set up just a few hundred yards away, by founder Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis in 1714. Get a sense of the French Colonial life on a tour through the fort, museum, and historic buildings. It's also the final destination on the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail, and one of historic sites within the Cane River National Heritage Area. More: https://www.lastateparks.com/historic-sites/fort-st-jean-baptiste-state-historic-siteFollow Big Blend Radio's "Go to Natchitoches" show here: https://shows.acast.com/go-natchitoches-louisiana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Tuesday "Go to Natchitoches" show focuses on Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Park in Natchitoches, the oldest city in Louisiana. Featured guests are park ranger Felicia Brand and Arlene Gould, Executive Director of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. Plan your visit to Natchitoches at: https://natchitoches.com/Located on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches, Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Park is a replication of the original Fort, which was set up just a few hundred yards away, by founder Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis in 1714. Get a sense of the French Colonial life on a tour through the fort, museum, and historic buildings. It's also the final destination on the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail, and one of historic sites within the Cane River National Heritage Area. More: https://www.lastateparks.com/historic-sites/fort-st-jean-baptiste-state-historic-siteFollow Big Blend Radio's "Go to Natchitoches" show here: https://shows.acast.com/go-natchitoches-louisiana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I've invited author, Trang Thanh Tran, to talk about her book, “She is a Haunting,” a gothic YA novel set in Vietnam that centers an American born teen in a haunted house her Vietnamese born father is renovating in an old French Colonial area of his hometown. It's got creeping hydrangeas, far too many bugs, and the ghost of a bride. You can pre-order your copy of "She is a Haunting" from my online bookshop, which helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. That's at bookshop.org/shop/sheworeblack. You can also help the show by following me on instagram, facebook and twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sheworeblack/message
It's the day after New Year's Day and Johnny Rabbitt is at your service with Suzanne Corbett as she talks history of French Colonial influence in food in St. Louis. Plus, Ed Wheatley talks about the diverse, rich sports heritage in St. Louis.
Time to dust off the history books. France, along with other European nations, has a long history of involvement with Africa. Much of this history is based on exploitation of both the natural resources and the people of Africa. The direct French involvement did not end in many of these countries until 1960. This history, and the subsequent treaties established during independence of the African nations during the 1958 - 1960 time period set the stage for the continued economic exploitation of the African continent. News and Links https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/07/07/celsius-sends-500m-of-bitcoin-derivative-to-crypto-exchange-after-debt-payoff/ (https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/07/07/celsius-sends-500m-of-bitcoin-derivative-to-crypto-exchange-after-debt-payoff/) https://cryptonews.com/news/voyager-digital-files-for-bankruptcy.htm (https://cryptonews.com/news/voyager-digital-files-for-bankruptcy.htm) https://watcher.guru/news/coinbase-backed-vauld-suspends-services-users-disappointed (https://watcher.guru/news/coinbase-backed-vauld-suspends-services-users-disappointed) https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1545164108634460163 (https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1545164108634460163) https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=RvF30Mz2IZW63s1mjjau2Q== (https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=RvF30Mz2IZW63s1mjjau2Q==) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_possessions_and_colonies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_possessions_and_colonies) https://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/French_16178.html (https://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/French_16178.html) https://www.france24.com/en/20100214-1960-year-independence (https://www.france24.com/en/20100214-1960-year-independence) Podcasting 2.0 Apps Available at http://newpodcastapps.com/ (http://newpodcastapps.com/) I can be reached by email at mcintosh@genwealthcrypto.com and on twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. My mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social. Looking forward to hearing from you! Website https://genwealthcrypto.com/ (https://genwealthcrypto.com) Music Credits Rock Guitar Intro 07 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8342-rock-guitar-intro-07 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Funky Life by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life (https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Dr. Matt Robertshaw explains how Haitians travelled through the French Empire and their impact on Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gary: Today's special episode is by Matt Robertshaw. Matt is a PhD candidate in History at York University in Toronto. He is studying the relationship between Haiti and the later French colonial empire in Africa. He is also a video essayist, sharing original research on sport, language and popular culture in the colonial and post-colonial […]
Gerald Horne, professor of history at the University of Houston, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss Africa. France is withdrawing from Mali as the people of the African nation take to the streets in massive demonstrations and civil disobedience against French colonial rule. Also, the Burkina Faso coup leader was inaugurated as president.
This is the last of a three-part series. In the first episode I gave the political, economic, and social contexts of the Atlantic World ~ that is, Europe, Africa, and the Americas ~ to show that the Atlantic World as a defined frame work provides a transnational context for historical study. In the second episode I looked at the British colony of Virginia in the context of the Atlantic World and came to some conclusions about who was responsible for the development of exploitative practices in the colony. This episode will focus on French Colonial Louisiana.Please check out my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ThreeMinutesofHistory/videos
How the historic institution is a symptom of the ills of French society and the French government's relation with Muslims. Of all the media, it is to Charlie Hebdo that the rector of the Grand Mosque (of Algiers) of Paris Chems Eddine Hafiz went to call out and blame his friends from the French Council of the Muslim Faith for the failure of his "charter of values" to be signed by French imams. Following his speech on "islamist separatism", Macron demanded that "Muslim leaders" come up with a charter to make sure imams abide by French values. The proposed charter of Imams & National Council of Imams has been a clear assault on: #Laïcité for the government wants to meddle in Muslims' religious and clerical affairs. Freedom of conscience: what kind of Islam they can practice Freedom of expression: what they can talk about. Nevertheless, CFCM member federations agreed to draft one...but the Rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris went behind their back and offered to the Minister of Interior (the same guy who linked halal food with terrorism) a draft that goes above and beyond. The draft proposed by the Rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris would prohibit Imams from speaking of "state racism", "state islamophobia", foreign conflicts (i.e Palestine), even to get involved in community organizing. The Min. of Interior was DELIGHTED by this abdication. But after the Ambassador of Algeria declared: "the Grand Mosque of Paris belongs to Algeria" https://algerie360.com/20201220-la-grande-mosquee-de-paris-est-dabord-algerienne-selon-lambassadeur-dalgerie-en-france/, he had to backtrack. Of course, when he went to whine at Charlie Hebdo he blamed "antisemitic islamists" but not the Algerian chain around his neck. What is quite shocking is the silence of both Emmanuel Macron and his Minister of Interior Gerald Darmanin. That a foreign ambassador makes such declaration should have sparked a diplomatic row. Yet nothig happened. Why such embarassing silence? SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN TO LE BREAKDOWN on: iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, Google podcast, Stitcher, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podbean and all major podcasting platforms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lebreakdown/message
On 15 August 1944, the Allies landed in Southern France. The operation was a success, nearly cutting off an entire German Army group, which perhaps explains why it doesn't hold the same position in our history as the invasions of Normandy and Italy. But Operation Dragoon was the main French effort in liberating their homeland and, interestingly, because France had been occupied by 1942 and there were one and a half million French Prisoners of War in German camps, their armed forces were largely compiled of French Colonial troops. Cameron Zinsou joined James to discuss this feat of planning, a forgotten campain for the liberation of Europe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Both colonies and insane asylums are well known institutions of power. But what of asylums in Europe’s early 20th-century colonial empires? How did they operate? Who was confined in them? Who worked there? What was daily life like in such an institution? How did Western medical experts and the colonized population understand mental illness and its treatment? How did colonial racism impact mental illness? In this episode we chat with Claire Edington, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, about her new book of Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019). Beyond the Asylum draws from extensive archival research in Vietnam and France. A gifted writer, Edington is particularly good at presenting the life stories of patients, doctors, and workers drawn into French Indochina’s mental health system. She also looks at the families of patients and the Vietnamese language popular press, as they tried to make sense of troubling issues around mental health, including how the French colonizers understood and treated psychological afflictions. More than a history of the asylum as an institution, Edington uses mental health care facilities as a prism to explore crucial transformations of Vietnamese society in the era of high imperialism. This wide-ranging conversation will be of interest to listeners interested in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, imperialism, French history, and the study and treatment of mental illness. The book is an excellent complement to the increasingly rich historiography of colonial Vietnam. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Both colonies and insane asylums are well known institutions of power. But what of asylums in Europe's early 20th-century colonial empires? How did they operate? Who was confined in them? Who worked there? What was daily life like in such an institution? How did Western medical experts and the colonized population understand mental illness and its treatment? How did colonial racism impact mental illness? In this episode we chat with Claire Edington, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, about her new book of Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019). Beyond the Asylum draws from extensive archival research in Vietnam and France. A gifted writer, Edington is particularly good at presenting the life stories of patients, doctors, and workers drawn into French Indochina's mental health system. She also looks at the families of patients and the Vietnamese language popular press, as they tried to make sense of troubling issues around mental health, including how the French colonizers understood and treated psychological afflictions. More than a history of the asylum as an institution, Edington uses mental health care facilities as a prism to explore crucial transformations of Vietnamese society in the era of high imperialism. This wide-ranging conversation will be of interest to listeners interested in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, imperialism, French history, and the study and treatment of mental illness. The book is an excellent complement to the increasingly rich historiography of colonial Vietnam. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology
Both colonies and insane asylums are well known institutions of power. But what of asylums in Europe's early 20th-century colonial empires? How did they operate? Who was confined in them? Who worked there? What was daily life like in such an institution? How did Western medical experts and the colonized population understand mental illness and its treatment? How did colonial racism impact mental illness? In this episode we chat with Claire Edington, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, about her new book of Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019). Beyond the Asylum draws from extensive archival research in Vietnam and France. A gifted writer, Edington is particularly good at presenting the life stories of patients, doctors, and workers drawn into French Indochina's mental health system. She also looks at the families of patients and the Vietnamese language popular press, as they tried to make sense of troubling issues around mental health, including how the French colonizers understood and treated psychological afflictions. More than a history of the asylum as an institution, Edington uses mental health care facilities as a prism to explore crucial transformations of Vietnamese society in the era of high imperialism. This wide-ranging conversation will be of interest to listeners interested in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, imperialism, French history, and the study and treatment of mental illness. The book is an excellent complement to the increasingly rich historiography of colonial Vietnam. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he's not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine
Both colonies and insane asylums are well known institutions of power. But what of asylums in Europe’s early 20th-century colonial empires? How did they operate? Who was confined in them? Who worked there? What was daily life like in such an institution? How did Western medical experts and the colonized population understand mental illness and its treatment? How did colonial racism impact mental illness? In this episode we chat with Claire Edington, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, about her new book of Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019). Beyond the Asylum draws from extensive archival research in Vietnam and France. A gifted writer, Edington is particularly good at presenting the life stories of patients, doctors, and workers drawn into French Indochina’s mental health system. She also looks at the families of patients and the Vietnamese language popular press, as they tried to make sense of troubling issues around mental health, including how the French colonizers understood and treated psychological afflictions. More than a history of the asylum as an institution, Edington uses mental health care facilities as a prism to explore crucial transformations of Vietnamese society in the era of high imperialism. This wide-ranging conversation will be of interest to listeners interested in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, imperialism, French history, and the study and treatment of mental illness. The book is an excellent complement to the increasingly rich historiography of colonial Vietnam. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Both colonies and insane asylums are well known institutions of power. But what of asylums in Europe’s early 20th-century colonial empires? How did they operate? Who was confined in them? Who worked there? What was daily life like in such an institution? How did Western medical experts and the colonized population understand mental illness and its treatment? How did colonial racism impact mental illness? In this episode we chat with Claire Edington, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, about her new book of Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019). Beyond the Asylum draws from extensive archival research in Vietnam and France. A gifted writer, Edington is particularly good at presenting the life stories of patients, doctors, and workers drawn into French Indochina’s mental health system. She also looks at the families of patients and the Vietnamese language popular press, as they tried to make sense of troubling issues around mental health, including how the French colonizers understood and treated psychological afflictions. More than a history of the asylum as an institution, Edington uses mental health care facilities as a prism to explore crucial transformations of Vietnamese society in the era of high imperialism. This wide-ranging conversation will be of interest to listeners interested in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, imperialism, French history, and the study and treatment of mental illness. The book is an excellent complement to the increasingly rich historiography of colonial Vietnam. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Both colonies and insane asylums are well known institutions of power. But what of asylums in Europe’s early 20th-century colonial empires? How did they operate? Who was confined in them? Who worked there? What was daily life like in such an institution? How did Western medical experts and the colonized population understand mental illness and its treatment? How did colonial racism impact mental illness? In this episode we chat with Claire Edington, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, about her new book of Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019). Beyond the Asylum draws from extensive archival research in Vietnam and France. A gifted writer, Edington is particularly good at presenting the life stories of patients, doctors, and workers drawn into French Indochina’s mental health system. She also looks at the families of patients and the Vietnamese language popular press, as they tried to make sense of troubling issues around mental health, including how the French colonizers understood and treated psychological afflictions. More than a history of the asylum as an institution, Edington uses mental health care facilities as a prism to explore crucial transformations of Vietnamese society in the era of high imperialism. This wide-ranging conversation will be of interest to listeners interested in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, imperialism, French history, and the study and treatment of mental illness. The book is an excellent complement to the increasingly rich historiography of colonial Vietnam. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Both colonies and insane asylums are well known institutions of power. But what of asylums in Europe’s early 20th-century colonial empires? How did they operate? Who was confined in them? Who worked there? What was daily life like in such an institution? How did Western medical experts and the colonized population understand mental illness and its treatment? How did colonial racism impact mental illness? In this episode we chat with Claire Edington, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, about her new book of Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019). Beyond the Asylum draws from extensive archival research in Vietnam and France. A gifted writer, Edington is particularly good at presenting the life stories of patients, doctors, and workers drawn into French Indochina’s mental health system. She also looks at the families of patients and the Vietnamese language popular press, as they tried to make sense of troubling issues around mental health, including how the French colonizers understood and treated psychological afflictions. More than a history of the asylum as an institution, Edington uses mental health care facilities as a prism to explore crucial transformations of Vietnamese society in the era of high imperialism. This wide-ranging conversation will be of interest to listeners interested in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, imperialism, French history, and the study and treatment of mental illness. The book is an excellent complement to the increasingly rich historiography of colonial Vietnam. Michael G. Vann is a professor of world history at California State University, Sacramento. A specialist in imperialism and the Cold War in Southeast Asia, he is the author of The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empires, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford, 2018). When he’s not reading or talking about new books with smart people, Mike can be found surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join me on a walk from The Saigon River to The Notre Dam Basilica(Cathedral), on one of Saigon's most iconic streets, Dong Khoi. During the French Colonial period it's name was Rue Catinat and even today there are still many leftover gorgeous buildings of the era from hotels like The Majestic, Grand Saigon, and The Hotel Continental Saigon, to The Opera House and more. This coincides with my YouTube video that was released this week on best areas to stay in when visiting Saigon-https://youtu.be/wleYCU99ZjII also invited my Twitter live followers to join in on the conversation with questions. Which countries have the most visitors to Vietnam. They are in order starting with:1.China2.South Korea3.Japan4. Taiwan5. United StatesThanks so much for listening! If you have a question or suggestion for a podcast topic I would love to hear from you. Send me a message to john@fareasttravels.com.Get access to exclusive private podcast episodes by pledging $5/month. Visit my Patreon page to find out more:https://www.patreon.com/FarEastTravelsHelp others discover the podcast by writing a review in the iTunes Store:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/far-east-travels-podcast/id1079513943SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/c/JohnSaboefareastadventuretravel
Panel 3: Marc André (Université de Rouen)
Panel 3: Samia Henni (Cornell University)
Panel 1: Jerrilyn Dodds (Sarah Lawrence College)
Panel 1: Julia Clancy-Smith (University of Arizona)
Panel 1: Heghnar Watenpaugh (University of California, Davis)
Keynote: Zeynep Çelik (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Panel 2: Selim Kuru (University of Washington)
Panel 2: Nicolas Dufetel (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris)
Panel 2: Edhem Eldem (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi and Collège de France)
Panel 3: Ussama Makdisi (Rice University)
Panel 3: Burçak Özlüdil Altin (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Panel 3: Marc André (Université de Rouen)
Panel 3: Samia Henni (Cornell University)
Panel 1: Jerrilyn Dodds (Sarah Lawrence College)
Panel 1: Julia Clancy-Smith (University of Arizona)
Panel 1: Heghnar Watenpaugh (University of California, Davis)
Keynote: Zeynep Çelik (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Panel 2: Selim Kuru (University of Washington)
Panel 2: Nicolas Dufetel (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris)
Panel 2: Edhem Eldem (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi and Collège de France)
Panel 3: Ussama Makdisi (Rice University)
Panel 3: Burçak Özlüdil Altin (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
In the 5th episode of the podcast series about my trip to Thailand and mostly Laos for all of April is described my last day in the amazing Muang Ngoy that left me with fantastic impressions. I later left and went straight to the amazing Luang Prabang by taking a boat and then a bus. In this episode are described my first 3 days here. Almost 4 hours with a canoe in such a natural landscape in the Nam Ou river in Muang Ngoy was a very relaxing experience, it was me, the water and the steep mountains covered with adorable trees. Luang Prabang is an Unesco World Heritage site because it mixes outstandingly French Colonial architecture and traditional Lao one in a very well preserved environment that smells of old times. Not only it has too many temples compared to its size but they are all energetic, very well maintained and with many novices and monks. This city definitely preserves the traditions at many aspects. It is also where the huge Mekong and the Nam Kha rivers meet and they flow in its two sides. It's just magnificent to stroll around the town and feel its vibes. Also, one highlight is the sunset views from Mount Phousi that is in the centre of the town and its stupa on top can be seen from everywhere. My website: https://angelokarageorgos.com Instagram account with photos from travelling: https://instagram.com/angelosbg As a Token of Appreciation, you can download for Free my AudioBook How to Get Closer to Your Real Self: Entering a Path of Fulfilment and Long-Lasting Enthusiasm Made by You: wp.me/P9pUyQ-52
In August 1945, the Japanese Empire surrenders. In Vietnam, nationalist groups seize the cities. In Hanoi Ho Chi Minh declares independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. In the North the Chinese Nationalist Army accept the surrender of the Japanese Army but allow Ho Chi Minh to run domestic affairs. In the South the British and the French Armies return the country to French Colonial control. Attempts by the Viet Minh to stop this ends in heavy defeats. A short biography of Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam.
This week, Bruce Geryk hosts Kim Kanger, designer of Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble, as well as a series of wargames covering France's 20th century colonial wars. They discuss the appeal and importance of the wars in Algeria and Southeast Asia, as well as the unique challenges of designing games around them.
07-05-2015 Institute of Historical Research Paris-Sorbonne University autour de son livre Heroic Imperialists in Africa. The Promotion of British and French Colonial Heroes, 1870–1939 (Manchester, 2013) Berny Sèbe (Birmingham) De David L...
A Ghost In Time by B.T. Joy He closes his eyes. The light flashes. Somewhere west. Wyoming. Montana. Little Hallmark across the street. Hanging lilacs. Next door along. A picture house showing the matinees. His eyes, getting old, can’t see the listings. May as well cross. Look what’s on. Halfway over. An Asian guy in an immaculate suit passes. He feels the familiar repulsive burn of electric between them. The Asian guy thinks they’ve brushed bodies and makes something of it. “Hey fella! Watch where you’re going, huh!?” He doesn’t respond. You’re wondering how he can be so calm? It wasn’t always that way. Not always that way at all. His shuddering feet reach the other curb like tiny boats coming into shore and he shuffles to the doors of the picture house. He doesn’t have time to watch the movies. He’ll never have time to watch a full movie again. But sometimes he likes to read the advertisements. Schindler’s List. Jurassic Park. Sleepless in Seattle. Must be the early 90s now. Christ the world was getting old. He closes his eyes. The light flashes. Sidewalk bench. Sitting. Early morning and no folk around. The Deep South by the look of the trees all shining in the muggy wind and the French Colonial facades, blue and peach, that line the good-sides of the streets like Hollywood sets of pinewood and plaster. 1970, by the cars. But what were you asking? Oh, yes, so calm. He wasn’t always so calm. It wasn’t always that way. For the first ten years he’d run around from place to place- from time to time- like a devil on speed. Trying to grab at people. Shouting. Screaming his name. Saying he was lost and he wanted to go home now. Nothing ever changed. He couldn’t make anything change at any rate. Nothing ever stayed the same long enough for anyone to understand. He looks down at his hands. Resting on his legs that rest on that little sky-blue bench in Louisiana or Mississippi; or wherever the fuck he is. Old hands. With delves deep as canyons and the little lilac rivers of veins rushing everywhere; eroding the skin. So old. Getting so... so... old. He closes his eyes. The light flashes. Chase Field. On the grass. Fuck. Chase Field again. On the grass. Strewn with shirtless bodies, old and young. Brown porpoises lolling in the Phoenix summer. Pittsburg Pirates win. Arizona Diamondbacks lose. Ten runs to three. He sits on the wall. The lawn is emptying. Gingham. Striped. Checker. Tartan. Calico. White. The blankets are being skinned from the lawn. Folded between semi-naked bodies glossed with sweat. The grass is littered with cartons and discarded chili-dogs. The march is being played. Not again. Not again with the fucking march. Must times be recycled. Isn’t it bad enough. Isn’t it torture enough. Isn’t it hell enough. The march. The march. The triumphant peppy march. Pittsburg Pirates win. Arizona Diamondbacks lose. Ten runs to three. The people are swarming like a chain of coffee-coloured ants. They bear insufferably close. The repulsive electric stabs at him. A thousand stinging tentacles. He falls off the wall and wails when he hits the earth. Mothers pull their children into shawls of towels and blankets. “Just a drunk.” They whisper to each other. From the flat of his back he stares up at the painful Arizona sun. He closes his eyes. The light flashes. Dark place. Perhaps by the sea. Because he can hear it lolling on the shore. Cooler night. Still on his back. Faint wisps of air up there. In all that blackness. Faint green. Radiation green. Perhaps it’s thicker than it looks because there are no stars. But the sea. The sea out there. In the dark. Still lolling on the shore. What were you asking? Calm? Yes. Calm now. Calm now. Like the sea. Like the sea. Out there. In the dark. Still lolling on the shore. Not always like this. Not at all always like this. Ran frantic once. Devil on speed. Grab people. Shout. Scream name. Lost. Lost. Lost. Want to go home! Want to go home! Sea now. Dark. Lolling on shore. What were you asking? What? Does he remember? Of course he remembers. Who could forget? Done with her. Blood on privates. Hers. His. Jimmy’s. Jimmy’s knife. Pulled it out. No. Put it back. Pulled it out. More blood. Throat this time. Not from below. Not from where they’d forced themselves inside. Throat this time. Welling up. Red. Like the sea. In the dark. Lolling on the shore. Tongue lolling. On the grass. Sea on the shore. Tongue on the grass. Lolling. Lolling. He closes his eyes. The light flashes. Chase Field. On the grass. Fuck. Chase Field again. On the grass. Old and young. Brown porpoises. Lolling. Lolling. Lolling. Pittsburg Pirates win. Arizona Diamondbacks lose. Ten runs to three. He sits on the wall. Gingham. Striped. Checker. Tartan. Calico. White. Red. Like the sea. Welling up. Lolling. Lolling. Blankets. Skinned from the lawn. Not again. Not again. Fucking march. Recycled. Bad enough. Torture enough. Hell enough. The march. The march. Pittsburg Pirates. Arizona Diamondbacks. Ten runs to three. Swarming ants. Insufferably close. The repulsive electric. He falls. Mothers pull children. “Just a drunk.” “Just a drunk.” Painful Arizona sun. He closes his eyes. The light flashes. No. No. Interstate 44. Lebanon. Missouri. June 14th. Cover of cypress trees. Old Harley store closed for business. Almost transparent moon. Dark clouds and gold-dust of dawn. No. No. No. He looks to the trees. To the murmuring sounds not leaves but men are making under the anonymity of shade. No. Old now. Weak now. No. In the dark a hand. His hand. Her mouth. His jeans. Her blood. Jimmy puts back his cock. Pulls out his knife. She dies. And here, they didn’t know, they knew too well, folk are placed in pods of iron; and fed to eternity. He closes is eyes. The light flashes.
Professor Abernethy lectures on Morocco's historic links with the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe during the SAA Travel/Study Morocco Suitcase Seminar. (April 27, 2007)
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