#histodons out there! After a Ph.D. at UniHalle (#intellectualhistory, #18thcentury #Enlightenment and...battling with the German language!), I am now a postdoc at the UniTrier: #HaitianRevolution, #AgeOfRevolutions #AtlanticHistory. Here's an open-access article to cut my intro short & let my cat lie down on the keyboard.

https://ageofrevolutions.com/2021/05/17/only-when-french-generals-will-give-their-daughters-in-marriage-to-the-negres-jean-francois-petecou-and-the-other-path-to-haitian-freedom/

@barlafuess86 It’s very interesting! Thank you for this article. Is there any other to read ?
@lidejis hi there! And thanks for reading. I’m still trying to figure out how to ride the elephant here. But maybe this piece on an # enslaved insurgent who ended up the losing side (of the #HaitianRevolution and of #historiography) is of interest: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0144039X.2021.1903324?journalCode=fsla20
From Slave to Royal Vassal: Jean-François’s Negotiation Strategies in the Haitian Revolution

Based on underexploited primary sources, this article provides insights on the political culture of slaves by reconstructing the negotiation strategies of Jean-François, one of the most powerful bl...

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@barlafuess86 Thank you for this article I’m going to read as soon as possible. 🙏
Is it based on your thesis ?