Announcements & Upcoming Events

2023 Haitian Studies Association Film Award – Call for Submissions (July 15, 2023)
The Haitian Studies Association (HSA) is now accepting short film entries for the first 2023 Haitian Studies Association Film Award. All films that are not in Kreyòl, English or French must be submitted with English, French or Creole subtitles. If the submitter fails to provide working subtitles by the final submission deadline, the project will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified. We welcome submissions via FilmFreeway.com.
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Calendar of Events
Events in September–November 2023
- There are no events scheduled during this period.
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Upcoming Events

Embodying In/Betweenness Afro-Caribbean Arts and Cultures (Oct. 8, 2023)
Haitian Studies Association’s Annual Conference EventSunday, October 8th, 2023 @ Zuckerman Museum of Art

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.
Kosanba 2023 Colloquium XIV (Oct. 5th-8th, 2023)
The Kalfou & The Lakou: Vodou & Africana Religious CrossroadsHeld in Conjunction with the 35th Haitian Studies Association Conference at Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Past Events

Emerging Scholars Café (Sept. 15, 2023)
The Emerging Scholars Committee would like to invite you to its next Emerging Scholars Café on september 15, 2023 at 3:00 pm East on Zoom.We welcome Dr. France Neff, to present on the topic “Haitian Immigrant Families view of Acculturation: An interpretive phenomenological Analysis”; Dulanda Saintcyr, degree in Political Science & African American Studies on the topic “Political engagement, Black liberation”; and Marcea T. Daiter PhD student interdisciplinary Studies:Concentration in Humanities and Culture, on the topic “Ritual, Spirituality, Modernity, and Creativity”.
