In this exhibit I explored Early Caribbean slave narratives, and how they have been discovered "embedded" into larger historical texts as theorized by Dr. Nicole N. Aljoe. Key narratives  include "Clara" from The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies by Bryan Edwards (1793) and "Joanna" from John Gabriel Stedman's Narrative of a Five Year Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam (1796).  It also offers a reading list and timeline of narratives. 

Here, I argue that the naturalists and scientists of the Early Caribbean were not just exploring the New World for the sake of scientific inquiry, but instead that they were collecting 'evidence' of valuable natural resources to bring back to the metropole as proof of value in further exploration and colonization. 

In this exhibit I explore the afro-caribbean art of obeah, and how enslaved people used it as a tool of resistance through building kin and community as well as compromising their enslavers. This exhibit explores the history of the practice and offers a reading list of primary and secondary texts on the topic.