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[Scholar Series - Ep. #59] Haiti's Paper War: Post-Independence Writing, Civil War, and the Making of the Republic, 1804–1954. A Conversation with Dr. Chelsea Steiber

Rasanblaj: The Podcast (Formerly Nèg Mawon. All new episodes at rasanblaj.org exclusively.)

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Challenging Narratives and Erasing History

The speaker discusses the importance of challenging commonly held beliefs about Haiti's history and the erasure of non-Republican aspects of the country's post-independence period. They explore the influence of European logic on the Haitian revolution and analyze the different conceptions of freedom in Haiti. They also highlight the significance of understanding different versions of a document and the role of pamphlet writing in shaping the public sphere.

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