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Teaching Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian Political Philosophy

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016 Laura Premack Brazil

In 1980, Abdias do Nascimento, one of Brazil’s greatest black activists and intellectuals, published a seminal essay titled “Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian

Haiti and the Atlantic World: An Interview with Julia Gaffield

October 10, 2016October 9, 2016 Reena Goldthree Anticolonialism, France, Haiti, Haitian Revolution

This month, I interviewed Julia Gaffield about her new book, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World: Recognition after Revolution (University

Slave Against Slave: Plantation Violence in the Old South by Jeff Forret. Photo: courtesy of Jeff Forret.

Slavery and Violence in the Old South: An Interview with Jeff Forret

October 6, 2016August 15, 2017 Keri Leigh Merritt archives, Gender

This month I interviewed Dr. Jeff Forret, Professor and Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow at Lamar University. He is the author

Enslaved Women, Violence, and the Archive: An Interview with Marisa Fuentes

October 4, 2016October 3, 2016 Emily Owens sexuality

In this interview, guest blogger Emily A. Owens sits down with Marisa Fuentes to discuss her new book, Dispossessed Lives:

Black Girlhood in the Nineteenth Century: A New Book on Black Girls in Literature

September 30, 2016September 29, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi

This post is part of a recurring blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in