Ruins or Stones: What are they really?
So, being the last week and all, I managed to forget about this blog post. And now, at 2:32am, lying in bed, I remembered! So here we go! This week we read two plays, both regarding the Haitian revolution. This … Continue reading → Continue reading →
A Note on Silencing the Past
From reading Silencing the Past from Trouillot… I can’t help but feel a bit nervous about all the things in history that we don’t know about and the things that we might perhaps never know about. One question – and I can’t remember specifically what the question was, but the gist of it was why […] Continue reading →
silencio
I have come to the conclusion that my clever supply is being steadily depleted because I spent three minutes trying to come up with a title and all I could do was remember a Harry Potter spell. It’s all downhill from here guys. The point of me sticking my toes (maybe I should say fingers […] Continue reading →
Glass and history
1. From page 88: “In 1791, there is no public debate on the record, in France, in England, or in the United States on the right of black slaves to achieve self-determination, and the right to do so by way of armed resistance.” What does Trouillot mean by “self-determination” here? I ask because I always […] Continue reading →
The past is confusing
I am not a huge history buff. My father, on the other hand, adores history. Therefore I grew up knowing quite a bit about the past, but I never quite favoured it to the present. I’m a strong believer in … Continue reading → Continue reading →