Yale Architecture Forum
Dwight Carey
Questioning the Protector: The Court of the Protector of Slaves on Mauritius and the Meaning of Architectural Labor
Dwight Carey is a historian of architecture, empire, and slavery. His research examines these issues as they unfolded in colonial domains of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds. Currently, he is completing a book manuscript titled, Born From a Land of Experts: Slavery and Construction Labor in Mauritius. This book follows the enslaved construction laborers from continental Africa, India, Madagascar, and Southeast Asia who arrived in Mauritius in the early modern period and went on to develop an architecture of settlement on this formerly uninhabited island. Dwight has also published several articles on the architectural histories and legacies of slavery, empire, and colonialism. His work has been supported by the Fulbright Foundation, among other sources. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.