From the"Racial Narrative"to the"Atlantic Turn":The History and the Current State of Haitian Revolution Studies
The Haitian Revolution has transformed the Atlantic world,and its history remains a hot topic among scholars today.The study about this historical event has undergone a shift from the"racial narrative"through the"class narrative"to the"Atlantic turn".The"racial narrative"emphasizes the revolutionary leadership role of the mulattoes and black elites,ignoring the role of the vast majority of slaves.It argues that the revolution could not have succeeded without the leadership of free people of color.The"class narrative"highlights class conflict,believing that the revolution was a class issue rather than a racial one.It transitions from emphasizing the role of black Jacobins to that of the vast slaves.The"Atlantic turn"places importance on the"Atlantic factors"in the revolution's origins,development,and impact,believing that the Haitian Revolution,like the American and French Revolutions,profoundly influenced the Atlantic world.In this context,the study of the Haitian Revolution has become an important branch of Atlantic history and has even formed an independent field of study.This shift is the result of the political evolution of the times and the development of French Revolutionary historiography,within the wider context of evolution of Western historiography.It has revitalized the research paradigms of both the Haitian Revolution and the French Revolution.
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