Performing Archaeology: The 1906-07 Fêtes de Carthage and a Vision of Empire
La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York CityThe pageants or fêtes de Carthage held in 1906 and 1907 were many things: a celebration of recent archaeological finds in the protectorate of Tunisia, including the Roman theatre in which they were held; an assertion of France’s place in a lineage of imperial conquest extending back over two millennia; and a demonstration of the cultural prowess of the members of the…