Tag: Nathalie Dessens

  • The objective of this volume is twofold: it aims at shedding light on the way texts or films show the work of individual memory and collective recollection as they grapple with a racially divided past, struggling with its legacy or playing with its stereotypes. Our second objective has been to explore the great variety in…

  • Re-Writing Race in Early American New Orleans Miranda n°5 (December 2011) Nathalie Dessens, Professor of American History and Civilization UniversitĂ© Toulouse 2, Le Mirail This article examines the representation of the racial pattern and pattern of race relations in early American New Orleans. Starting with a historical and historiographical contextualization, the article shows that race…