Next week I am visiting Saint Martin de Ré where convicts from mainland France were held immediately before their departure for French Guiana aboard La Martinière. While… Read more “L’art du voyager”
Tag: French Guiana
Writing in transit
In 2011-12 I lived for a short time between Loughborough junction and Camberwell. I would take the bus from Camberwell to where I worked in New Cross.… Read more “Writing in transit”
Le patrimoine ‘gris’
Notes towards a definition of (French) penal heritage July 2018 Earlier this year, Monumental: Revue Scientifique et technique des monuments historique, dedicated an issue to ‘le patrimoine… Read more “Le patrimoine ‘gris’”
site visit #10. Camp de la Forestière
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”
Cartes postales du bagne 