But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past - or more accurately, pastness - is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past
The silencing of the Haitian Revolution is only a chapter within a narrative of global domination. It is part of the history of the West and it is li… - Michel-Rolph Trouillot
The silencing of the Haitian Revolution is only a chapter within a narrative of global domination. It is part of the history of the West and it is li…
- Michel-Rolph Trouillot
History is the fruit of power, but power itself is never so transparent that its analysis becomes superfluous. The ultimate mark of power may be its … - Michel-Rolph Trouillot
History is the fruit of power, but power itself is never so transparent that its analysis becomes superfluous. The ultimate mark of power may be its …
But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, p… - Michel-Rolph Trouillot
But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, p…
But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to somethin… - Michel-Rolph Trouillot
But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to somethin…
Silences enter the process of historical production at four crucial moments: the moment of fact creation (the making of sources); the moment of fact … - Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Silences enter the process of historical production at four crucial moments: the moment of fact creation (the making of sources); the moment of fact …
Any historical narrative is a bundle of silences. - Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Any historical narrative is a bundle of silences.
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