(Re-)Framing the Midwife: Rewriting Archival and Postcolonial Intertexts in Rosalie l’infâme
(Re-)Framing the Midwife: Rewriting Archival and Postcolonial Intertexts in Rosalie l’infâme
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University of California, Santa Barbara
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This article examines how Évelyne Trouillot’s 2003 novel Rosalie l’infâme rewrites the narratives of two historical figures, the prerevolutionary hero Makandal and an Arada midwife who committed infanticide to spare children from a life of enslavement. Close readings contrast Rosalie ’s representation of the legal trials against these figures with...
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(Re-)Framing the Midwife: Rewriting Archival and Postcolonial Intertexts in Rosalie l’infâme
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1353_jhs_2022_a901947
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1353_jhs_2022_a901947
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1090-3488,2333-7311
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2333-7311
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10.1353/jhs.2022.a901947
