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Photographer Shelby Knick goes on assignment to the French Antilles island of Martinique to capture a cultural celebration with deep historical roots.
(So much better than Paris in January.) The islands of the French Antilles include Guadeloupe, with spectacular nature and easy-peasy island-hopping; St. Barthélemy (a.k.a. St. Barts or St ...
He died of Covid-19. By Jon Pareles Jacob Desvarieux, the guitarist and singer who led Kassav’, an internationally popular band from the French Antilles, died on July 30 in a hospital in Pointe ...
Planters in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique were allowed to continue using chlordecone until 1993. 2. Why was chlordecone used in Guadeloupe and Martinique? Banana ...
The candidate has a Masters or Ph.D. in Romance and/or German Languages or Comparative Literature, and shows a clear interest for the study of Francophone and/or Anglophone Caribbean writing. S/he is ...