Robin Mitchell is een historicus wiens werk de positie en representatie van zwarte vrouwen in het 19e-eeuwse Frankrijk onderzoekt. Haar onderzoek duikt in de ingewikkelde verbanden tussen kolonialisme, gender en ras, en analyseert hoe deze vrouwen werden afgebeeld binnen de heersende koloniale fantasieën. Mitchells werk belicht de complexe nasleep van de Haïtiaanse Revolutie en de impact daarvan op deze representaties. Haar benadering biedt cruciale nieuwe inzichten in de vrouwengeschiedenis en postkoloniale studies.
In "Vénus Noire," Robin Mitchell analyzes the depiction of black women in postrevolutionary France, revealing how these representations shaped national identity following the Haitian Revolution. Through the stories of Sarah Baartmann, Ourika, and Jeanne Duval, Mitchell explores themes of appropriation, stereotypes, and the enduring racial blind spots in French culture.
Adam Lyal is fast becoming one of Edinburgh's most famous characters. No mean feat considering he was executed for highway robbery in the city's Grassmarket on the 27th March 1811.His book comes to us 177 years after his demise and is based on his well-known nightly Old Town 'Witchery' walking tour. Inside you will find many authentic stories from Edinburgh's long and gory past. There are dark accounts of violence and crime, vivid descriptions of hangings and executions, information on plagues and disasters, and finally haunting tales of witchcraft and the supernatural.As on his tour, Mr Lyal uses these stories to bring some of the character and atmosphere of the Old Town back to life. Visitors and locals alike are sure to enjoy the dark and wild side of Edinburgh's history in Adam Lyal's Witchery Tales