Bert Hoffmann

28/04/20

Re-Colonizing Memory

Guadeloupe’s Slavery Museum and the Struggle over Identity in the French Caribbean

This building is a statement. When you enter the port of Pointe-à-Pitre, the capital of the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe, you do not see an imposing cathedral, a government palace or a stadium. What catches your eye is a museum. A modern structure, covered with a metallic grid evoking tropical trees’ aerial roots, stretching for […]

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