April 6 – Presentation by Dr. Couti on Revolutionary Women in Martinique

You are cordially invited to a talk by Dr. Jacqueline Couti (Associate Prof. of French, University of Kentucky) on “Feminine Flame and the Pétroleuse – 20th and 21st Century (Re)writing of Lumina Sophie’s participation in the 1870 Insurrection of the South of Martinique.” An illiterate seamstress, Lumina Sophie led a group of female insurrectionists, called Pétroleuses, who burned down plantations using gasoline. Dr. Couti will explain the complexity of this figure’s renewed popularity in contemporary culture.

Start Date/Time: April 6, 2018 at 4:00 PM.
End Date/Time: April 6, 2018 at 5:00 PM.
Location: Merrick Hall, Room: 201.

OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: MFL, CMLT, WGS and BWS.
Contact: Ana Oancea at aioancea@owu.edu.