{"id":11190,"date":"2026-04-06T19:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franskkulturhus.no\/?p=11190"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:09:51","slug":"talk-with-author-marie-christine-stigset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franskkulturhus.no\/en\/talk-with-author-marie-christine-stigset\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk with author Marie-Christine Stigset, April 17 at 4:30 PM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cHaiti and the Price of Freedom\u201d<\/strong> (in French)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1791, the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) became the site of a historically unique slave uprising. This revolt led to the abolition of slavery in 1793 and to Haiti\u2019s independence in 1804 \u2013 the \u201cfirst Black republic in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this talk, author Marie-Christine Stigset takes us into this crucial period of Haitian history. She highlights how Western powers refused to recognize the new state, and how France imposed a massive indemnity on Haiti in 1825 to compensate former slave owners \u2013 what is now known as Haiti\u2019s \u201cdouble debt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The talk explores the social, political, economic, and environmental consequences of this historical injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk in French, with the possibility to ask questions and receive explanations in Norwegian.<br>Marie-Christine Stigset\u2019s books will be available for purchase and signing after the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free event<br>Registration:  <a href=\"https:\/\/franskkulturhus.extranet-aec.com\/events\/detail\/518#\/\">https:\/\/franskkulturhus.extranet-aec.com\/events\/detail\/518#\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHaiti and the Price of Freedom\u201d (in French) In 1791, the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) became the site of a historically unique slave uprising. 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