27 June 2018 After lunch in Apatou, we picked up another teacher yielding a machete and headed to Camp de la Forestière. This is one of the… Read more “site visit #10. Camp de la Forestière”
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site visit #12. Île aux Lépreux
23 July 2018 The Île aux Lépreux is perhaps best known in the popular imaginary of the bagne as a place that Papillon stops off at on… Read more “site visit #12. Île aux Lépreux”
site visit #9. Collège d’Apatou
This week I was invited to talk to teachers at the high school in Apatou. Apatou is located about 45 minutes drive from Saint Laurent du Maroni… Read more “site visit #9. Collège d’Apatou”
site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt4
Part 4. La nuit TOMBE Night tour of the Camp de la Transportation, Saint Laurent du Maroni 23 June 2018 Last weekend as part of the project… Read more “site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt4”
Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt3
Part 3. Guess who La Ville en chantier exhibition Case 12, Camp de la Transportation, 22 June 2018 Saint Laurent du Maroni did not exist as a… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt3”
Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt2
Part 2. The musée du bagne 21 June 2018 The museum at the Camp de la Transportation in Saint Laurent du Maroni is housed in a small… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt2”
The vestiges of the distillery
Saint Maurice A good friend of mine from Saint Laurent du Maroni visited the site at Saint Maurice in Summer 2017. This is the former site of… Read more “The vestiges of the distillery”
Site visit #8. Plage de Yalimapo (Les Hattes)
18 June 2018 Part 1. The geography of the bagne With a view of understanding the extensive geography of the bagne, on Monday we headed to Awala-Yalimapo, a… Read more “Site visit #8. Plage de Yalimapo (Les Hattes)”
Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt1
Part 1. A la recherche des vestiges… Journée nationale de l’archéologie Centre d’Interprétation Architecture et Patrimoine (CIAP) Camp de la Transportation, Saint Laurent du Maroni, 15 June… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt1”
Site visit #6. Maison d’arrêt
14 June 2018 rue François Arago, Cayenne Last year I stayed in Cayenne and happened to come past the former maison d’arrêt while the new murals were being painted.… Read more “Site visit #6. Maison d’arrêt”
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