Category: History

Cale d’Etoiles Coolitude – Cargo Hold of Stars ENGLISH Edition

Longlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize! Cargo Hold of Stars: Coolitude by Khal Torabully, translated from the French by Nancy Naomi Carlson The Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize is for book-length literary translations into English from any living European language. It aims to honour the craft of translation and to recognise its cultural importance. With Cargo Hold of Stars,… Continue reading Cale d’Etoiles Coolitude – Cargo Hold of Stars ENGLISH Edition

FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED

Captain Mathew Flinders

  FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED New discovery in London of Explorer’s Grave Matthew Flinders is a familiar name in Australia – which he is credited with naming and in Mauritius where he was imprisoned for 6 ½ years and where he drew the first map of this continent. Ironically he is less well known… Continue reading FLINDERS’ LAST RESTING PLACE UNEARTHED

Nicholas Pike : Naturalist, Author, Soldier & Consul

Col Nicholas Pike

Arrivé à Maurice en janvier 1867 à l’âge de 49 ans et reparti en 1873, rarement Consul aura autant brillé dans notre île, que Nicolas Pike. En sept années, il aura accompli une œuvre gigantesque dans tous les do- maines scientifiques et naturalistes de son époque. Passionné par la Science, il devint très vite membre… Continue reading Nicholas Pike : Naturalist, Author, Soldier & Consul

KANN

KANN Exposition gratuite au Blue Penny Museum, du vendredi 23 mars au samedi 12 mai 2018                          Avec Deepa Bauhadoor et Marina Carter L’Histoire de l’Ile Maurice est liée à l’Histoire de la canne à sucre. Il ne s’agit pas seulement là de l’immense… Continue reading KANN

“Mo ris mo Moris”

  “Mo ris mo Moris” Dans le contexte de la période de Noël, cette exposition présente l’avantage de s’adresser à tout le monde, son atout réside dans la possibilité de l’interactivité entre les âges : l’adulte reconnaîtra une île Maurice qu’il a connue et qu’il pourra mieux expliquer à un enfant. Cette exposition est ainsi… Continue reading “Mo ris mo Moris”

The Fate of the Sugar Industry on the Island of Mauritius

The Fate of the Sugar Industry on the Island of Mauritius This 64 year old resident of Triolet [a village in Northern Mauritius], starts his long and laborious day cycling his bicycle for some kilometres to get to work, while the rest of the village sleeps. Still, Parmanen’s morning routine does not constitute the hardest… Continue reading The Fate of the Sugar Industry on the Island of Mauritius

The Franco-Mauritian Elite

Tijo Salverda, a Dutch anthropologist, was recently in Mauritius to discuss the publication of his recent book. He is a Research Fellow at the University of Cologne’s Global South Studies Center and a Research Associate of the University of Pretoria’s Human Economy Programme. His research interests include elites, power, and global investment chains.  He wrote… Continue reading The Franco-Mauritian Elite

Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard : Mauritius’ Most Famous Son

Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard: Mauritius’ Most Famous Son   The Blue Penny Museum, in Port Louis, is hosting an exhibition to celebrate the life and work of Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard between December and February. Brown-Séquard was born to an American father and a French mother at Port Louis on 8 April 1817. He became a celebrated medical practitioner… Continue reading Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard : Mauritius’ Most Famous Son

COOL!TUDE – Cultural Identity

COOLITUDE – Transversal Identity according to Raphael Confiant   Raphael Confiant, the celebrated author and ‘militant créole’ from Martinique discusses coolitude in an article published in French recently. Below is an edited résumé in English of his musings on the subject: Confiant writes, there are two ways of conceptualizing cultural identity: one is the conservative,… Continue reading COOL!TUDE – Cultural Identity