Robin Mitchell è una storica il cui lavoro esamina la posizione e la rappresentazione delle donne nere nella Francia del XIX secolo. La sua ricerca approfondisce le intricate connessioni tra colonialismo, genere e razza, analizzando come queste donne venivano raffigurate all'interno delle fantasie coloniali prevalenti. Il lavoro di Mitchell illumina le complesse conseguenze della Rivoluzione Haitiana e il suo impatto su tali rappresentazioni. Il suo approccio offre nuove e cruciali prospettive sulla storia delle donne e sugli studi postcoloniali.
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