"A brilliant exploration of the nuances, tensions, and radical possibilities of Blackness as told through the framework of fugitivity and marronage. Dénètem Touam Bona graciously invites us to cross temporal lines, geographic boundaries, and methodological conventions in this beautifully written book."--Damien M. Sojoyner, University of California
ForewordSeloua Luste Boulbina1. Future of the Maroni (Forest Secession)2. The Art of the Fugue: from fugitive slaves to refugees3. Manhunt: spectral analysis of slavery4. "Heroic Land": spectography of the "border"5. Mayotte, the impossibility of an island6. Cosmo-poetics of the Refuge7. Lianas DreamingWorks CitedNotesIndex
Dénètem Touam Bona is a writer, curator, and philosopher who lives in France and Réunion.