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Sara-Jane Vigneault @sjvigneault.bsky.social · Sep 9

My review of @carolinesequin.bsky.social's excellent, award-winning book Desiring Whiteness is out! www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal... @berghahnbooks.bsky.social

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Bethany Wasik @bethanywasik.bsky.social · Aug 28

Great @theconversation.com Q&A by @carolinesequin.bsky.social on her award-winning "Desiring Whiteness" that "explores the intertwined histories of commercial sex work and racial politics in France and the French colonial empire, particularly in Senegal."
theconversation.com/sex-workers-... (1/2)

Sex workers in colonial Senegal were policed by France – book explores a racist history

French authorities allowed sex work because they believed brothels could help prevent interracial relationships from developing.

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Aug 19

To my great dislike, I’m doing a lot of blue book exams and even considering oral exams for one of my courses, although I have 30+ students so it would be quite time consuming. Of course, this format is problematic to test students’ analytical thinking and writing skills

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you Patricia!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you!

Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you Mary!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you, and congratulations to you!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thank you!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jun 24

I hope you enjoy it!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Here is the link to the website: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Desiring Whiteness by Caroline Séquin | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

Winner of the Alf Andrew Heggoy Book PrizeDesiring Whiteness uncovers the intertwined histories of commercial sex and racial politics in France and the French Empire. Since the French Revolution of...

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jun 24

My book, Desiring Whiteness, was awarded the 2025 Alf Andrew Heggoy prize for best book in French colonial history (1815-present)! In a world that is falling apart, I cherish this bit of happy news and hope for brighter days ahead for all.

You can get your own copy at 50% off with the code 095000

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thank you! These words mean so much, especially coming from you!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Points well taken! I post so rarely on social media that I forget the basics (I know, I sound like an old person). I will write a better post ;)

Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jun 23

My book, among many others, is currently at 50% off on @cornellupress.bsky.social website with the code 095000. Don’t miss out!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Apr 1

I know today is April Fool's Day but this is not a [email protected] is having an incredible sale with books at 60% off. My book (along with many others!) is available for $22 with the code 09CLEAN (valid until Friday).
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Desiring Whiteness by Caroline Séquin | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

Desiring Whiteness uncovers the intertwined histories of commercial sex and racial politics in France and the French Empire. Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracia...

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Mar 8

Happy to zoom in if you ever decide to assign it!

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Mar 7

May I humbly suggest my recently published book, Desiring Whiteness? It focuses on the experiences of the white women who sold sex and ran brothels in France and its empire in the century following the abolition of slavery. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Desiring Whiteness by Caroline Séquin | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

Desiring Whiteness uncovers the intertwined histories of commercial sex and racial politics in France and the French Empire. Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracia...

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

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George Lakoff @george-lakoff.com · Jan 1

Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:

1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...

2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions

Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat

www.theframelab.org

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Jan 5

First time seeing my book (in great company) in the wild since it was published! #AHA2025

A bookshelf with academic history books on display

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Nov 29

@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast with @carolinesequin.bsky.social out tomorrow! #BlackFriday

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Nov 11

Aww, Andrew! Your excellent scholarship deeply informed my thinking.

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Nov 11

in an imperial-nation state that was supposedly race-blind.
To learn more, order a copy and save 30% by using the code 09BCARD on Cornell University Press's website: tinyurl.com/ejs3udt2

Desiring Whiteness by Caroline Séquin | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

Desiring Whiteness uncovers the intertwined histories of commercial sex and racial politics in France and the French Empire. Since the French Revolution of 1789, the absence of laws banning interracia...

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Nov 11

benefit of male heterosexual desire. My book argues that the French system served as a tool of not only gender but also racial control. I demonstrate that the regulation of commercial sex helped to covertly police racial relations and uphold the myth of French whiteness 4/

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Nov 11

It first developed in Paris before spreading across France, part of the French Empire, and many modern countries in the 19th and 20th centuries. Historians have compellingly shown how this regulationist regime constituted an arbitrary form of control over working-class women’s bodies for the 3/

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Caroline Sequin @carolinesequin.bsky.social · Nov 11

Desiring Whiteness traces the rise and fall of the "French system" in the century following the abolition of slavery. The French system was a prostitution regime that tolerated brothels and imposed various restrictive measures on the women deemed prostitutes. 2/

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