2022 Conference Program – General
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
8:30am: Smithsonian Gallery Tour at NMAAHC (limited slots available to conference attendees)
11:30am & 12:30pm: Haitian Archives Tours (2) at Moorland-Spingarn Research Center/Library (limited slots available to conference attendees)
1:00pm – 3:00pm: Gade dèyè pouse devan: Emerging scholars dreaming maroon futures
Location: Meridian International Center
1630 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, DC 20009 (This is 1 mile walk or 16 minute bus ride from Howard Campus)
This reflective workshop is open to all emerging scholars and practitioners including students at all levels and those in the early stages of their careers. We will think together to learn from each other and envision a meaningful future for emergent Haitian studies.
We will raffle off three books that informed this workshop theme to attendees: la paperson, 2017. A Third University Is Possible; Jean Casimir, 2020. The Haitians: A Decolonial History; Crystal Eddins, 2021. Rituals, Runaways, and the Haitian Revolution: Collective Action in the African Diaspora. Come for the free books, stay for the comraderie! RSVP to receive updates and details on the location.
3:00pm – 6:00pm: Check-in and On-site registration in Douglass Hall
4:00pm: Welcome reception in the Blackburn Center
7:00pm: Emerging Scholars Networking Dinner
Location: Gisele’s Creole Cuisine, 2407 Price Ave, Silver Spring MD 20902; (301) 933-1340. (9 miles from Howard University, 45-60 minutes by public transport, 30 minutes by car)
The board of the Haitian Studies Association is pleased to host emerging scholars for a dinner to network and build community with bon mange. Please RSVP as soon as possible to provide an accurate count and indicate dietary restrictions. There will be vegetarian and meat options (no pork) available. Transportation will not be provided but details forthcoming for a meetup location (Yours Truly Hotel or Howard) to car/taxi pool.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 – Howard University
8:00am – 5:00pm: Check-in – Douglass Hall
8:30am – 9:45am: Saturday Session 1 – Douglass Hall
9:45am – 10:00am: Opening Remarks – Douglass Hall
10:00am – 11:15am: Saturday Session 2 – Douglass Hall
11:30am – 12:45pm: Luncheon / Keynote address: Dr. Jemima Pierre, UCLA
“Fugitives of Empire: Haiti and the Paradoxes of Marronage” (Blackburn Ballroom)
1:00pm – 2:15pm: Saturday Session 3– Douglass Hall
2:30pm – 3:45pm: Saturday Session 4 – Douglass Hall
4:00pm – 5:15pm: Plenary 1: Geographies of Marronage (Blackburn Ballroom)
Moderator: April Mayes
• Marronage as Belonging: Notions of Citizenship Among Naturalized Second-Generation Haitians in The Bahamas
Ermitte Saint Jacques (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
• “Haitijuana”: Haitian Diaspora at the Crossing of Temporary Protected Status and Anti-Blackness in the US-Mexico Border
Amanda Pinheiro (University of California, Santa Barbara)
• From Neg Mawon to 400 Mawozo: Racial Capitalism and the Disenfranchised Armed Men in Haitian History
Felix Jean-Louis III (UC Irvine)
7:00pm – 9:30pm: HSA Banquet at Yours Truly, DC
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 – George Washington University
7:00am – 8:00am: Check-in
8:30am – 9:45am: Sunday Session 1
9:45am – 11:00am: Sunday Session 2
Break: 11-11:15
11:15am – 12:15pm: Plenary 2: Religion as a Site Of Marronage
Moderator: Elizabeth McAlister
Bertin Louis (University of Kentucky)
Crystal Eddins (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
Celucien Joseph (Indian River State College)
12:15-1:15pm: HSA Business Meeting/ Town Hall (with lunch)
1:30pm – 2:30pm: Spill the Tea: Emerging and senior scholars
Location: [TBC] George Washington University
Emerging and senior scholars are invited to come together at the close of the conference to pose real questions and honest answers about the challenges of education, scholarship, and careers in Haitian studies in a casual setting.