Creole World

Over the course of five lessons, students will analyze elements of the HNOC book Creole World: Photographs of New Orleans and the Latin Caribbean Sphere by Richard Sexton, with essays by Jay D. Edwards and John H. Lawrence. The Edwards essay, which serves as an introduction to the book, provides a historical framework for understanding the term “Creole.” After reading excerpts from the Edwards essay, and additional commentary from Lawrence and Sexton, students will analyze a selection of Sexton’s photographs from New Orleans and various locations in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America—and will investigate the shared aspects of Creole culture and heritage that can be seen in these images. Students will closely analyze these sources and use both textual and visual evidence to draw conclusions and present their findings, as directed in each lesson.