Dr. Annette Joseph-Gabriel On Black Women, Frenchness and Decolonization

In this interview on her new book “Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire” Dr. Annette Joseph-Gabriel (Romance Studies), challenges the singular narrative by highlighting the varied approaches to freedom among Black women activists. She called for a reevaluation of France's role in the field and advocated for amplifying the voices of marginalized scholars while acknowledging the challenges posed by the global pandemic to academic research and resources. In a doubleheader, GS&F also discusses her Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support research on Enslaved Childhood. Read more here.

Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire - https://www.publicbooks.org/public-thinker-annette-joseph-gabriel-on-black-women-frenchness-and-decolonization/

Research on Enslaved Childhood - https://gendersexualityfeminist.duke.edu/news/neh-fellowship-supports-research-enslaved-childhoods