Past Conferences
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Mawonaj / Marronage / Maroonage: Haitian Studies as a Space of Refuge, Resistance, and Freedom
Thirty-Fourth Annual Conference (2022) – Washington, DC
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jemima Pierre
Nou La Pi Rèd Toujou! Embodying a New Praxis
Thirty-Third Annual Conference (2021) – Online
Keynote Speakers: Sabine Lamour, Ilionor Louis, Evelyne Trouillot
Nou La Pi Rèd! Embodying a New Praxis
Thirty-Second Annual Conference (2020) – Online
Keynote Speakers: Edwidge Danticat, Mamyrah Dougé Prosper, Gerald Horne, Regine O. Jackson, Sabine Lamour
Haitian Studies in Changing Climates
Thirty-First Annual Conference (2019) – Gainesville, FL
Keynote Speaker: Edouard Duval-Carrié
Haitian Studies at the Crossroads: Integrating the Humanities, Arts, Religions, Technology, and Sciences
Thirtieth Annual Conference (2018) – Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Keynote Speaker: Edwidge Danticat
Haiti: Paradoxes, Contradictions, Intersections in the Making of a People
Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference (2017) – New Orleans, Louisiana
Keynote Speaker: Gina Ulysse
Haiti’s Eco-systems: Focus on Environmental Realities and Hopes
Twenty-Eighth Annual Conference (2016) – Auberge Villa Cana, Cap Haitien, Haiti
Keynote Speaker: Florence Sergile
Haiti in the Global Environment: Presence, Representations, Performances
Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference (2015) – Université de Montréal in Québec, Canada
Keynote Speaker: Joël Des Rosiers
Migration, Crossing Boundaries, Paths Forward
Twenty-Six Annual Conference (2014) – University of Notre Dame, South
Representations, Revisions, Responsibilities: Toward New Narratives for Haiti in 2013 and Beyond
Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference (2013) – Karibe Hotel, PétionVille, Haiti
Keynote Speaker: Raoul Peck
Haiti Beyond Borders: Challenges and Progress Across the Diaspora
Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference (2012) – York College, City University of New York, New York City
Keynote Speaker: Gary Victor
Haiti at the Intersection of the Caribbean: Tracing the Past, Mapping the Future
Twenty-Third Annual Conference (2011) – The University of the West Indies, Mona Kingston, Jamaica
Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Reginald Dumas
Haiti, History, Healing: Facing the Challenges of Reconstruction
Twenty-Second Annual Conference (2010) – Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Keynote Speaker: Laurent Dubois
New Ecologies: Actualizing Global Contributions and Development in Haiti
Twenty-First Annual Conference (2009) – Indiana University, Bloomington
Keynote Speaker: Glenn Smucker
Re-Union: Manifesting the Collective Power of Haitian Ingenuity
Twentieth Annual Conference (2008) – Club Indigo, Montrouis, Haiti
Keynote Speaker: Mirlande Manigat
Weaving Transnational Ties: Partnering for Haiti
Nineteenth Annual Conference (2007) – Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida
Keynote Speaker: Kesner Pharel
The Haitian Renaissance: Exploring New Paradigms & Building on Strengths to Construct a Nation
Eighteenth Annual Conference (2006) – University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Keynote Speakers: Laënnec Hurbon & Jean William Pape
Haiti “Chérie”: Creating New Pathways for Tomorrow
Seventeenth Annual Conference (2005) – University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Lyonel Trouillot
Re-Discovering Haitian History: Archiving Memory to Construct Our Future
Sixteenth Annual Conference (2004) – University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Keynote Speaker: Michèle Pierre-Louis
Investing in the Haitian Human Capital at Home and Abroad
Fifteenth Annual Conference (2003) – Florida International University, Florida
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rose-Marie Toussaint
Communicating: Images and Realities of Haiti
Fourteenth Annual Conference (2002) – Université Quisqueya, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Institution Building: The Road to the Social, Political and Economic Development of Haiti
Thirteenth Annual Conference (2001) – St. Michael’s College, Winooski Park, Colchester, Vermont
Keynote Speaker: Paul Farmer
Changing the Landscape of Education for Haitians in the New Century:
Current Issues, Best Practices, and Promising Initiatives
Twelfth Annual Conference (2000) – Crowne Plaza Hotel, West Palm Beach, Florida
Keynote Speaker: Frantz Antoine Leconte
Bridges Across the Waters: Connecting the Haitian Communities at Home and Abroad
Eleventh Annual Conference (1999) – Sheraton Buckhead Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
Haiti at the Crossroads: Visions, Continuity and Change
Tenth Annual Conference (1998) – Le Plaza Hotel, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Keynote Speaker: Yves Dejean
Haitians in the Pan-African Community: Culture, Identity, Affirmation
Ninth Annual Conference (1997) – Museum of Afro-American History, Detroit, Michigan
Keynote Speaker: Leslie Desmangles
Beyond 1804: Consensus and nation Building for the 21st Century
Eighth Annual Conference (1996) – Xaragua Hotel, Montrouis, Haiti
Keynote Speaker: Sidney Mintz
Haitian Expressions: Word, Image, Action
Seventh Annual Conference (1995) – Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Keynote Speaker: Félix Morisseau-Leroy
Rethinking Haiti: Grassroots, Community Participation and Popular Culture
Sixth Annual Conference (1994) – University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Vèvè Clark
Governance: Conflict Resolution in Haitian Institutions
Fifth Annual Conference (1993) – University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Jean Métellus
Haiti in the Global Context
Fourth Annual Conference (1992) – Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Keynote Speakers: Katherine Dunham & Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Two Hundred Years Later: Prospects for the Year 2004
Third Annual Conference (1991) – Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Edouard Glissant
Second Annual Conference (1990) – Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Keynote Speaker: Frankétienne