Bonjour! / Bonjou! / ¡Hola! Who is Clif St. Laurent? Hello! While some of you may know me and some of you mayRead More
Creole originally meant …
Not too long ago, Creole was an afterthought in Louisiana consciousness. It fell out of popular memory and recognition by World War I, as a large number of Louisiana Creoles abandoned their historic identity and culture for racialized Anglo-American identities (white and negro/colored/black) … Since around 2010, Creole is back in popular use and academic discourse, and not in the racialized way that many today often use the identity.
New Orleans Turns 300: Reflections of a Creole in Exile
Today is New Orleans’ 300th birthday. Or, perhaps it is better to say that today is the 300th anniversary of Bienville’s decision toRead More
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