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2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Seeing the Penal Colony Through Heritage Trail Maps: Global Connections and Local Views of the bagne in French Guiana and New Caledonia

Author : Claire Reddleman

Published in: Framing the Penal Colony

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter offers close readings of two sets of heritage trail signage that narrate selected sites of the bagne (penal colony). The signs are found on the sentier du bagne des Annamites at Montsinéry-Tonnégrande in French Guiana, and on the itinéraire du bagne in the southern region of New Caledonia. The interpretation focusses on the uses of maps in these signs, reading them as part of the wider narrative put forward by each set of signs. I argue that the example from French Guiana places more emphasis on some of the bagne’s global connections, particularly with then-Indochine, and foregrounds the forced migration of imprisoned persons and their coercion into forced labour. The New Caledonian example tells a more locally-focussed story of the bagne as a historical phenomenon of New Caledonia. Ultimately, I advocate for accepting ambiguity, rather than aiming for authoritativeness, in the narration of heritage sites.

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Metadata
Title
Seeing the Penal Colony Through Heritage Trail Maps: Global Connections and Local Views of the bagne in French Guiana and New Caledonia
Author
Claire Reddleman
Copyright Year
2023
Book
Framing the Penal Colony

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-19395-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-19396-5

Copyright Year: 2023

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19396-5_6