Lunchtime Workshop: Researching ‘Race’ in the French Archives

Wednesday 21 June, 12-1:30pm in Ramphal R1.03

In this lunchtime workshop and discussion, Jessica Pierre-Louis, the Transatlantic Fellow holder, will share her knowledge and experiences of researching the history of racial categorizations in the French archives. This workshop is open to students and staff.

Jessica Pierre-Louis has completed a PhD in Modern History in June 2015; she is now a researcher associate, working on the networks in French Antilles history. Her fields of research concern the social history of Martinique in the 17th and 18th centuries. Her interests include prejudice of colour, racial categorisation system, passing and Free Coloured people.