ABSTRACT

This article argues that slavery and racial terror continue to haunt the narrative of the nation state. Through an analysis of Louisiana’s plantation sites and tours the authors examine the presence of black absence in their visual organization. We suggest that the historical but hereto little explored connection between the plantation site and the city of New Orleans is one that continues into the present day through Louisiana’s tourist economy. Thinking beyond western notions of archival knowledge that privilege text and materiality this article brings into relief the presence of black absence in Louisiana’s plantation and urban spaces. Doing so illuminates the ways in which white dominance has marked and organized narratives of the nation state as presented through plantation sites and tours.

摘要

本文认为奴隶制和种族恐怖继续困扰着民族国家的叙事。通过对路易斯安那州种植园的分析和参观，作者检查了他们视觉组织中黑色缺失的存在。我们认为，种植园与新奥尔良市之间历史悠久但迄今鲜有探索的联系，通过路易斯安那州的旅游经济延续至今。超越西方对文本和物质性的档案知识概念的思考，这篇文章揭示了路易斯安那州种植园和城市空间中黑人缺席的存在。这样做阐明了白人统治通过种植园和旅游来标记和组织民族国家叙事的方式。