“Haiti’s History” Conference

“Haiti’s History” Conference Haiti’s History: Foundations for the Future April 22-23, 2010 Duke University This two-day event will bring together leading scholars from Haiti and the United States to explore Haiti’s past and to work together towards guaranteeing a future for that past through projects aimed at supporting libraries, archives, and universities in Haiti in [...]

How Haiti Saved America

How Haiti Saved America Two centuries ago, a glittering Caribbean Island helped finance the Revolution By Ted Widmer  |  March 21, 2010 The United States has been leading the response to the Haitian earthquake for all of the reasons that we would expect: our geographical proximity, our competence at emergency response, and our innate generosity. [...]

Voodooists honor victims of Haiti’s earthquake

By MIKE MELIA The Associated Press Published: Monday, March 29, 2010 at 8:18 a.m. Jorge Saenz / The Associated Press A woman kisses the feet of Voodoo leader Max Beauvoir during ceremony in honor of the victims of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, March 28, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing [...]

Open Letter to Valerie G: A Cry For Help

  March 31, 2010 Dear Valerie, It’s been a while. I haven’t seen you since since June 1974 in front of Hibbard Hall. Z. Chin, T. Cook, you and I were saying goodbye. I saw you in a recent alumni magazine and thought, I know that woman.. I’m living in Haiti. I’ve been here since [...]

Im/postures post/coloniales avec Jean Jonassaint

Jean Jonassaint recently gave a lecture at Syracuse University on Im/postures post/coloniales

Haitian author Frankétienne named UNESCO Artist for Peace

Haitian author Frankétienne named UNESCO Artist for Peace Frankétienne, dubbed the “Dean of modern Haitian literature”, is  named UNESCO Arist for peace. My congratulations to you, Frankétienne. May your tribe increase! By the way, Jean Jonassaint, Associate Professor of French at Syracuse University,  has recently written Typo/Topo/Poéthique sur Frankétienne. Source: UNESCOPRESS “Frankétienne’s designation as UNESCO Artist [...]

African Americans and the Haitian Revolution

Book Explores Impact of Haitian Revolution Scholars have long recognized the Haitian Revolution as a defining event for African Americans. But Maurice Jackson, associate professor of history and African American studies, has co-edited a book that draws together the Haitian Revolution’s impact on African Americans — exploring inspiration and influence on black nationalism, abolitionism, black [...]

Picture of the day

De quoi Haïti est le nom

De quoi Haïti est le nom, Benjamin Fernandez Source: Africultures       La tragédie que vit en ce moment le peuple haïtien après le séisme qui dévasta le Sud d’Haïti le 12 janvier aura aussi été marquée par le passage d’un nouveau palier dans l’échelle de l’instrumentalisation des images. Exciter l’émotion plutôt que de susciter la réflexion [...]

Journal of Haitian Studies, Volume 15, Numbers 1 & 2

Journal of Haitian Studies, Volume 15, Numbers 1 & 2 Haitian Studies Association 20th Anniversary Issue Contents Development Revisited Haiti’s Disproportionate Casualties after Environmental Disasters: Analyzing Human Vulnerabilities and the Impacts of Natural Hazards —Crystal Andrea Felima Attempts at Reforming Haiti’s Education System: The Challenges of Mending the Tapestry, 1979-2004 —Marc Prou Historical Reimaginings Dessalines’s [...]