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France and Africa: A History of Colonialism and Cultural Exchange in the town of Saint Louis, Senegal Tuesday, April 27 Today the legacy of African and French interaction is evident in the plethora of French products, television shows and magazines imported to the French speaking areas of the continent. At the same time, metropolitan France finds itself transformed by the settlement of immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa and the introduction of new music and cuisine from these regions. The history of cultural exchange between Africa and France dates to the era of the Atlantic slave trade and became solidified during the period of formal colonial empires in the twentieth century. This talk explores the history of French and African interaction through an examination of Saint Louis – a port town and the former colonial capital of Senegal. A study of this vibrant nineteenth century center and the Muslim black African, mixed race and European residents that inhabited this coastal town offers new insight into the nature of French-African relations in the period of colonial rule.
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