Welcome to the Haitian Studies Association
The Haitian Studies Association provides a forum for the exchange and dissemination of ideas and knowledge in order to inform pedagogy, practice, and policy about Haiti in a global context.
To this end, we work to infuse scholarship with new ideas, and to make it relevant to Haitian reality; to advance to its rightful place the historical and potential contributions of Haiti to a pluralistic world; to celebrate the achievements of Haitians while affirming the inherent dignity of their history; to bridge the gap between the Haitian Diaspora, Haiti, and Caribbean; and to recognize the diversity that exists among Haitians.
Responding to the Supreme Court decision on TPS
Dear Colleagues,
The Haitian Studies Association condemns the majority decision by the United States Supreme Court allowing the federal government to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. This decision to permit blatantly racist, discriminatory actions against Haitian migrants will have far-reaching effects for them, their families, and communities. Last week, we hosted an important dialogue on the state of immigration for Haitians in the US – the status of which changes regularly, subject to court decisions and inhumane policies. As we collectively ask what we can do in today’s context, we encourage you to watch the public recording of Update on Haitian Immigration in the United States where this unfortunate outcome was discussed by experts: Gabrielle Apollon, Geralde Gabeau, Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, and Darlène Dubuisson. During this conversation, many resources and calls to action were shared and we share them with you below and on our website. Mobilizing the Senate is all the more critical in the days to come.
We are already seeing the impact of TPS termination on Venezuelan communities. In the coming days and years as they face the compounding damages of the devastating earthquake outside of Caracas on June 24, 2026, the Haitian Studies Association expresses its deepest sympathy to the people of Venezuela and calls for the hard lessons learned from the Haiti earthquake of Douz Janvye (January 12, 2010) with a death toll of over 300,000 people, to inform regional solidarity and a just reconstruction for all Venezuelans.
We continue to look back and move forward together. Join us at the next public HSA event on Wednesday, July 1 at 5pm ET : “Reading Frederick Douglass through a Haitian Lens” to consider the long and complex history of political and intellectual exchange between the justice-seekers in the US and Haiti.
Journal of Haitian Studies
Journal of Haitian Studies Fall 2025 – Volume 31, Number 2
SOLIDARITIES AND DIVISIONS ACROSS THE CARIBBEANCREATIVE FORMS OF TEMPORALITY, HISTORY, AND BIOGRAPHY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON SARA E. JOHNSON’S ENCYCLOPEDIE NOIRE: THE MAKING OF MOREAU DE SAINT-MERY’S INTELLECTUAL WORLD
RESEARCH NOTE
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Upcoming Events
H.S.A.’s Upcoming Events page is used to share our upcoming events as well as those that may be of interest to our members. If you wish to have your event included here, please contact us with the details.
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Members’ Corner
The Members Corner is a space where the recent works & Accomplishments of HSA scholars are highlighted. Members interested in sharing their highlights can contact us to let us know.
H.S.A.’s Blog on the Environment
Welcome to the HSA Working Group on the Environment's blog series. For information on how to contribute your work, please contact Gary Gervais, ggervais@hushmail.com, or Lois Wilcken, lois@makandal.org.
Climate Injustice in Haiti and the Case for Reparations
We are pleased to post excerpts from this report to our working-group blog. Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law and The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law have succeeded in exposing to view the connections among racism, colonialism, extraction, in/justice, and the state of Haiti’s ecosystems. Among other achievements, the report draws from the lived experience of Haitians on the ground in Haiti, and it lists nineteen organizations with which the authors collaborated, all of them developing strategies for adaptation and survival. The authors likewise consulted thinkers outside of Haiti, notably the philosopher Olúfémi O. Táíwò, a leading voice on reparative justice. We cannot separate ecology from reparative justice, and we believe that this report makes a powerful call for reparations to Haiti.Opportunities
The Opportunities section is provided as a public service. If you or your institution have an opportunity that may be of interest to our members and visitors, please contact us with the details. If approved, we will add it to our site and share your opportunity on our social media platforms.
Working Groups
Members asked for new ways of connecting, being involved, and expressed the desire to make our collective scholarship relevant to conversations in policymaking, philanthropy, and legislation regarding Haiti. Cultivating a diverse and inclusive scholarly community is one of the strengths of our association. Working Groups build on this strength and foster more engaged scholarship.
