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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Haitian revolution"”.
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Cryptic Secrets: Phantoms of the Haitian Revolution in the American Imaginary
Abstract This thesis explores the Haitian Revolution and its multiple assaults upon the American imaginary. These assaults are understood to form part of a traumatic cultural inheritance. It envisages the Haitian Revolution not as one, singular event, but as a complex, multivalent, and polymorphous …
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The Impact of the Haitian Revolution on the Hispanic Caribbean, c. 1791-1830
… independent – and Santo Domingo fell under Haitian control in 1822 – this fear took on a new dimension and became a vital tie between Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Madrid, contributing to the continuation of colonial rule until the Spanish-American War of 1898.
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The Drama of History: Representation and Revolutionaries in Haitian Theater, 1818-1907
Since the beginning of the Haitian theatrical tradition there has been an ineluctable dedication to the representation of Haitian history on stage. Given the rich theatrical archive about Haiti throughout the world, this study considers operas and plays written solely by Haitian playwrights. By …
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The Atlantic Revolutions and the Movement of Information in the British and French Caribbean, c. 1763-1804
… American War of Independence (1775-1783), French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802), and the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). The colonies included in this study are Barbados, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Saint-Domingue. This dissertation argues that the sociopolitical upheaval experienced by …
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Migrant Textuality: On the fields of Aimé Césaire's Et les chiens se taisaient
… this work as a historical drama based on the Haitian Revolution. “Migrant Textuality” explores the several versions and fragments of the play—from the manuscript to its last authorial instantiation in OEuvres Complètes in 1976—in order to shed light on the author’s troubled relationship with …
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To Hope For A Better Future: Haiti As A Symbol Of Black Excellence In Early Nineteenth-Century America
… and Black Identity: Prince Saunders and the Haitian Emigration Movement in Early Nineteenth Century America.Haiti served as an important symbol to Black Americans following its revolution. The country represented Black achievement, and the potential for an alternative to the white supremacy …
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Dunmore's new world: Political culture in the British Empire, 1745--1796
… to say nothing of his proximity to the Haitian Revolution or his role in the defense of the British West Indies during the French Revolutionary Wars. Quick to break with convention on behalf of the system that ensured his privilege, Dunmore was an usually transgressive imperialist whose …
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Una colonia en la encrucijada: Santo Domingo, entre la revolución haitiana y la reconquista española, 1791-1809
… un estudio sobre el impacto de la Revolución Haitiana en la entonces colonia española de Santo Domingo. En concreto, se centra en dos aspectos complementarios: en primer lugar, explora las diferentes hipótesis sobre la posible implicación de los habitantes de Santo Domingo en la revolución …
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AN AFROCENTRIC RE-EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORIOGRAPHY AROUND THE AFRIKAN REVOLUTION IN AYITI
… the historiography around the Afrikan revolution in Ayiti (Haiti/Hayti). The purpose of this study is to provide an Afrocentric re-examination and interpretation around the historiography of the Afrikan Revolution in Ayiti. As a result, this study seeks to highlight several essential …