A Tale of Two Tragedies: Forgetting and Remembering Kingston (1907) and Port-au-Prince (2010)
This essay considers two catastrophic earthquakes that took place in Kingston, Jamaica in 1907 and Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 2010. The disasters remain central to the collective memory of each place yet often remain peripheral to their national narratives. The article reflects on the relationship bet...
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| Language: | English |
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Stockholm University Press
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Karib |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karib.no/articles/50 |