Wendy Asquith
The art of postcolonial politics in the age of empire: Haiti’s object lesson at the World’s Columbian Exposition
Asquith, Wendy
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Abstract
© 2018 Institute of Historical Research. This article explores how representatives of the Caribbean’s first postcolonial state undertook the project of displaying Haitian nationhood during the age of empire. It challenges current understandings of Haiti’s pavilion as a site of African diasporic solidarity, through an examination of the artworks featured within Haiti’s object lesson. Haiti’s display was strategically constructed to promote the nation’s economy, express diplomatic conformity with the current world order and suggest pan-American affinity while maintaining links to French cultural traditions. Through new archival research, this article contributes to a reconsideration of the significance of world’s fairs themselves as sites for postcolonial display.
Citation
Asquith, W. (2018). The art of postcolonial politics in the age of empire: Haiti’s object lesson at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Historical Research, 91(253), 528-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12232
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 26, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 1, 2018 |
Publication Date | Aug 1, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Mar 19, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Historical Research |
Print ISSN | 0950-3471 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-2281 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 91 |
Issue | 253 |
Pages | 528-553 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12232 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/907010 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1468-2281.12232 |
Additional Information | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Wendy Asquith, The art of postcolonial politics in the age of empire: Haiti's object lesson at the World's Columbian Exposition, Historical Research, v. 91, issue 253, p. 528-553, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1111/1468-2281.12232. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
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