Kosanba 2023 Colloquium XIV (Oct. 5th-8th, 2023)

The Kalfou & The Lakou: Vodou & Africana Religious Crossroads
Held in Conjunction with the 35th Haitian Studies Association Conference at Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA

Dancing the Sacred Crossroads: Embodied Arts of Haiti (Oct. 6, 2023)

Uniting the KOSANBA conference theme of Kalfou and the HSA theme of Ayiti se tè glise, this program presents the wisdom of the Haitian performing body as itself a crossroads and portal for transformation, navigation, and stability within in/stabilities. The evening centers embodied knowledge and the Haitian Kreyòl concept of kase (or “break”) in a reframing of our understandings of Haitian artistry and sacred ritual, Haiti and diaspora, crisis and resiliency. Internationally-known performers, scholars, and spiritual leaders consider the kase across multiple dimensions: dance, song, drumming, film, scholarly text, and discussion.

Embodying In/Betweenness Afro-Caribbean Arts and Cultures (Oct. 8, 2023)

Haitian Studies Association’s Annual Conference Event
Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ Zuckerman Museum of Art

Emerging Scholars Café

The Haitian Studies Association (HSA) is pleased to announce the creation of a space for discussion and exchange dedicated primarily to emerging researchers. If you have a research project in progress or have completed your first major research project within the last two years, you are invited to present your research, your proposal, or preliminary results, or the methodological, epistemological, and ethical challenges in your experience as an emerging researcher. If you meet the following eligibility criteria, please complete the form. The Emerging Scholars committee will contact you.

Journal of Haitian Studies Fall 2022 – Volume 28, Number 2

HISTORIES OF EXCHANGE AND CONTESTATION
REIMAGINING LIBERATION: RESISTANCE STRATEGIES PAST AND PRESENT
INDIVIDUAL AGENCY, STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY
BOOK REVIEWS

Microplastics and Environmental Health: Identification of the Environmental Hazards in Haiti

Over the past several decades, various studies have highlighted the impact of microplastics (MP) on living organisms. By definition, MP refers to all plastic particles with a size less than 5 mm in diameter according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency of the United States (NOAA). They are themselves pollutants and act as vectors for the transport of various types of chemicals in natural ecosystems. Depending on their characteristics, they are easily introduced into the environment by wind and heavy rains and persist there due to their low solubility. They can be found in: seawater, freshwater, agroecosystems, atmospheric, food and aquatic environments, drinking water, natural biota as well as other remote locations (Lambert et al., 2014).

Dappiyanp sou Tè: Seizure of Land, Rights, and Sustainability in Haiti

The month of May in Haiti has customarily celebrated the worker, and until very recent times people understood “worker” as one who tilled the soil. The month kicks off with Labor Day conflated with May Day, the former rooted in labor organizing and the latter in rural festivals marking the start of summer. Practitioners of Haitian Vodou salute Azaka Mede, spirit of the earth and farmers, throughout the month.

Université d’État d’Haïti - Appel à communication (15 sept 2023)

Sous le patronage du Rectorat de l’Université d’État d'Haïti et du Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et des Cultes, l’Institut d’Études et de Recherches Africaines d’Haïti (IERAH) et la Chaire UNESCO en Histoire et Patrimoine de l'Université d’État d'Haïti (CUHP-UEH), en partenariat avec l'Académie Diplomatique Jean Price Mars et la Société Haïtienne d’Histoire, de Géographie et de Géologie (SHHGG), organisent un Colloque international sur la Contribution d'Haïti à l’émancipation des peuples (Lutte globale contre l’esclavage et la colonisation). Ce colloque aura lieu en format hybride, en ligne et sur place au local du Campus Henri Christophe de Limonade (CHCL), et se veut multidisciplinaire (faisant appel particulièrement aux Sciences-Sociales et Humaines, entre autres : l’histoire, l’anthropologie, l’ethnologie, la sociologie, les études littéraires, l’histoire de l’Art, la philosophie, la politique, l’économie, etc).

Stanford University - Assistant Professor of Caribbean Studies (Oct. 1, 2023)

The newly-formed Department of African and African American Studies (DAAAS) at Stanford University is searching for scholars who research and teach in the field of Caribbean Studies, to be appointed at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor. The term of appointment is expected to begin on September 1, 2024. Applications will be accepted through October 1, 2023.
We welcome applications from candidates who concentrate on the broadly defined oceanic and land-based Caribbean region – encompassing the diverse array of cultural and linguistic legacies that mark the region – in the humanities and the arts. Applicable fields may include, but aren’t limited to: history; literary, cultural, media or film studies; anthropology; linguistics; music; religious studies; philosophy; environmental humanities; art history or visual studies; or interdisciplinary studies.  We are focused on identifying exceptional scholarship rather than looking for a specific thematic or disciplinary specialization.