Haitian Migrants in the French Overseas Territories of the Caribbean

Catherine Benoît

doi:10.1163/22134360-12340057

Abstract

Haitian Migrants in the French Overseas Territories of the Caribbean

Highlights

Migrations are an essential dimension of the Caribbean region, and this was already the case before the European conquest of the Americas
Black and white or in color, shot between 2006 and 2010, the photos were the focus of an itinerant exhibition seen in France, Guyane, Suriname, and Brazil in 2011, the year that the French government dedicated to the celebration of its overseas territories
The study of the living space, of a specific neighborhood in Cayenne, or of the affiliation to Vodou or Protestant churches demonstrates the development of one’s subjectivity anchored in a territory far from Haiti but in relation to the country of origin, which still operates as a major point of reference

Summary

Introduction

Migrations are an essential dimension of the Caribbean region, and this was already the case before the European conquest of the Americas. The volumes under review here concern the French territories of the Americas where the percentage of foreigners is the greatest—both the departments of French Guiana (Guyane) and Guadeloupe, and the overseas collectivity (collectivité d’outre-mer, or COM) of Saint-Martin.

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