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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
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.
Emerging Scholars Committee Message to Conference Attendees
The Emerging Scholars committee is dedicated to the development and support of new generations of scholars of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. We coordinate mentorship events and advocate for the particular concerns of students and emerging scholars with the association.
Emerging as a scholar is an ongoing process and we welcome participation from all self-identifying emerging scholars. Those programs which are restricted to current students (undergraduate and graduate) are labeled as such.
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).
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
Conference Program – Sessions Program
Haitian Studies Association’s 35th Annual Conference Program – Sessions Program
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”.
Conference Program – Conference Schedule at a Glance
Haitian Studies Association’s 35th Annual Conference Program – Conference Schedule at a Glance
Call For 2023 HSA Award Nominations
The Haitian Studies Association is seeking nominations for several 2023 awards. The Awards Committee is specifically interested in recognizing current and former members of the Haitian Studies Association.
Call for Michel-Rolph Trouillot Fund Applications (Sept. 15, 2023)
The Michel-Rolph Trouillot Fund was started in 2012 to broaden participation in the Haitian Studies Association among academics, researchers, artists, intellectuals, and professionals who are based in Haiti and who do not have the possibility of traveling to the conference without financial assistance.
Due to the current barriers to securing visas from the US Embassy, for 2023 the Michel-Rolph Trouillot award will temporarily prioritize Haitian scholars based in Haiti or studying abroad as international students who have a visa or are otherwise able to travel within or to the United States to participate in the conference.
Call for Emerging Scholar Award Applications (Sept. 15, 2023)
The Emerging Scholars Committee of the Haitian Studies Association invites applications for the following 2023 awards. Award recipients will be honored at the 35th Annual HSA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia from October 5-8, 2023.
HSA established the Student and Emerging Scholars’ fund during the 2006 conference. Since 2008, the HSA board has earmarked $1000 annually to support student research and participation in our annual conference.
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.
General Conference Information
In order to assist participants and attendees, we have put together this document to help you prepare. As we get more information we will update this document.
Re-situer et restituer Haïti : Nouvelles connexions (9 oct 2023)
Appel à Communication
« Dire Haïti et sa littérature autrement, c’est se demander, à travers les mots de ses écrivains et de ses écrivaines, quel éclairage peut apporter aujourd’hui au monde francophone, sinon au monde tout court, l’expérience haïtienne », déclare l’écrivaine haïtienne Yanick Lahens dans sa leçon inaugurale de la chaire annuelle des Mondes Francophones (2018-2019) au Collège de France. Ce colloque s’inscrit, à l’instar du propos de Lahens, dans une urgence de dire Haïti autrement. Urgence de « dire » et « autrement » pour tenter de sortir le pays de l’économie à la fois du silence et de la diffamation qui entoure le discours sur lui depuis le succès de la révolution haïtienne qui abolit l’esclavage et mit fin au colonialisme français sur l’île caribéenne.