Episode 33: Intergenerational Trauma in the Antilles -- with Marie Beigelman

In this episode, Marie Beigelman speaks about the intergenerational traumas and economic gaps borne of slavery and forced labors in the Caribbean—Guadeloupe and Martinique, specifically. She tells us about her ongoing research exploring the effects of slavery on family units’ development and access to economic opportunity. Working Paper: “Intergenerational Impact of Labor Coercion” https://mariebeigelman.github.io/research/ Recommendation: “Les Rivières”, by Mai Hua (2019) https://lesrivieres.maihua.fr/en/

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