Untold Histories of the Atlantic World

In this episode, I discuss the memorialization and public history of Atlantic slavery in Brazil. This episode aims to examine the subaltern institutions contributing to the public memory of Rio de Janeiro in the context of the Atlantic World. Joining me is Joao Sodre.

The focus of this episode is to explore social and cultural world histories alongside the concept of a Global Atlantic History. To do so, the conversation will be divided into two sections: In the first, we will conder the social and cultural roles of women in Atlantic trade, migrations, or diasporas in a global history context. In the second, we will discuss the world/global historian’s toolkit....

Today’s episode seeks to debunk myths about the history of slavery in the Cayman Islands in the context of the Atlantic World. Joining me, are Mikana Scott and Katlen Bush.

This episode aims to examine the history of slavery and the urban environment in New Orleans during the 18th and 19th centuries in the context of the Atlantic World. Joining me, is Georgetown University History Ph. D. student, Greg Beaman.

In this episode, I discuss the history of the Danish slave trade and colonization. This episode aims to examine the specific significance of the I Am Queen Mary statue within a larger context of Danish colonization in St. Croix and the Danish slave trade throughout the Atlantic World. Joining me is my Humanity in Action fellow, Kwolanne Felix.

In this episode, I discuss the evolving canon of feminist literature in the Caribbean in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Jocelyn Flores joins me in a conversation about Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea.

In this episode, I present a comparative analysis of the narrative and methodological approaches employed by two prominent historians in their study of African public healing and intellectual history in the Iberian Atlantic. I will focus on James Sweet’s book titled, "Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World" and Pablo Gomez’s "The Experiential Caribbea...

In this episode, I discuss Indigenous and African history in pre-republic Colombia and the modern implications on indigenous culture and the legacies of slavery. Joining me is my fellow Georgetown University graduate student, Miguel Torres Yunda.

In this epsiode, I discuss the history of resettlement or re-colonization efforts on behalf of black and white Americans. This episode focuses on Frederick Douglass and his complex relationship with President Abraham Lincoln. Their opposing stances on the issue of African American re-colonization will be put into conversation with the pro-resettlement initiatives of a slightly lesser-known figure,...

In this episode, I discuss the history of slavery and memory at the Sherwood Forest Plantation with a descendant of President John Tyler.

In this episode, Perry Flores, a senior at Fordham University, brings his unique perspective as an anthropology major, to the study of anti-colonial literature in the Caribbean.

This podcast episode discusses the topic of Black heritage tourism and the transnational dimensions of Black consumerism. The history of African Americans who have traveled to the locations of the diaspora such as Ghana, South Africa, and Brazil in the African diaspora, is the focus of this episode. The concept of heritage or roots tourism is related to the question of how African Americans have h...

In this episode, I will be discussing my undergraduate thesis titled, "Passing into Whiteness: A Historical Study of Black, Jewish, and Black Jewish Assimilation in Louisiana c. 1850s-1920s." Joining me is KyAndre Holifield.

In this episode, I will be discussing a Dutch Christmas tradition and its association with Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete in English. This character is based on anti-Black stereotypes and involves the use of blackface. This episode aims to examine this specific tradition within a larger context of Dutch colonization throughout the Atlantic World and also considers Black experiences in the Netherlands...

In this episode of Untold Histories of the Atlantic World, my colleague, Jocelyn Ortiz joins me to discuss a project called “Escaping Slavery, Building Diverse Communities.” This was a collaborative digital history project involving Georgetown University students enrolled in the course titled “Finding D.C. Civil War Sites” taught by Professor Chandra Manning and in cooperation with the National Pa...