Fireburn: Rebellion, Representation and Remembrance 1878-2018

Project: Dissertation

Project Details

Description

The Fireburn of 1878 is one of numerous rebellions in the Caribbean, and one of the pivotal events in the history of the Danish West Indies. For the first time in the history of the DWI, a colonial event made an impact on the media of the metropole, casting off a vast amount of news articles, tabloid tales, chap book songs and anecdotes to be circulated for the years to come. Behind this very public memory production, African Caribbean memory culture took place, creating a canon of memories less visible in the archives today, but present in oral tradition, art and public remembrance.

Main theoretical approaces: Decolonial archive studies, circulation of knowledge, transnational and public history.


StatusActive
Effective start/end date2019/09/012025/06/30

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality

UKÄ subject classification

  • History
  • Utan rätt till den egna kroppen

    Halberg, R. L. & Coley, B. R., 2019 Oct 1, Historiskan : Sveriges första kvinnohistoriska tidning, 3/2019, p. 70-75.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaperSpecialist publication articlePopular science