508. Part 2 of our interview with Andrew Wegmann. Andrew has traced the introduction of concepts of whiteness, purity of blood
and legitimacy of kin under the Spanish caused a transformation
within the New Orleans colored community. As generations of
mixed-race men and women emerged from interracial families
established during the late French Period, Spanish social and
legal practices permeated the New Orleans cultural landscape.
Suddenly, new ideas of racial science, mixture and definition
appeared in law, gradually affecting social intercourse. The
ambiguous awareness of mulâtres and nègres under
the French gave way to a regimented taxonomy of ‘races’ and
‘hybrids’ developed over more than a century in Latin America
and the Caribbean and manifested in the social and racial
identities of the New Orleans mixed-race community. Andrew N.
Wegmann is the T. Harry Williams Fellow in History at Louisiana
State University. His work on racial identity and social
practice in the antebellum USA has appeared in multiple edited
collections and journals.
and legitimacy of kin under the Spanish caused a transformation
within the New Orleans colored community. As generations of
mixed-race men and women emerged from interracial families
established during the late French Period, Spanish social and
legal practices permeated the New Orleans cultural landscape.
Suddenly, new ideas of racial science, mixture and definition
appeared in law, gradually affecting social intercourse. The
ambiguous awareness of mulâtres and nègres under
the French gave way to a regimented taxonomy of ‘races’ and
‘hybrids’ developed over more than a century in Latin America
and the Caribbean and manifested in the social and racial
identities of the New Orleans mixed-race community. Andrew N.
Wegmann is the T. Harry Williams Fellow in History at Louisiana
State University. His work on racial identity and social
practice in the antebellum USA has appeared in multiple edited
collections and journals.
- This week in Louisiana history. February 10, 1763. Treaty of
Paris gave Louisiana Colony to Spain. - This week in New Orleans history. The port of New Orleans
and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi were ceded
to Spain on February 10, 1763, by Article 7 of the Treaty of
Paris.
- This week in Louisiana.
BMike’s First Solo Exhibit
NOTSupposed 2-Be Here
Newcomb Art Museum
Woldenberg Art Center
6823 St Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 865-5328
Website
Local artist Brandan “BMike” Odums makes his solo exhibit
debut. Addressing the question of who or what kind of art
belongs in a museum, the show explores four different takes on
inclusion and identity drawn across notions of art, race,
place, and accessibility. These themes take form as colossal
paintings, sculpture, mixed media, and immersive installations
– from one room that reckons with the spiritual impact of
Katrina to another room that honors local legends from New
Orleans Access Television (NOATV) and pays homage to Odums’
early roots in film and television during his time with 2-Cent
Entertainment. Visit the exhibit now through May 23.
- Postcards from Louisiana, Homer Plessy Day. June 7, 2022.
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