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Winner of the 2021 Haitian Studies Association Book Prize Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte is the first US scholarly examination of the politician and caco leader (guerrilla fighter) who fought against the US military occupation of Haiti. The occupation lasted close to two decades, from 1915-1934. Listen as Professor Alexis argues for the importance of documenting resi...

From the publisher: In Slave Revolt on Screen: The Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games, Dr. Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall analyzes how films and video games from around the world have depicted slave revolt, focusing on the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804).  Despite Hollywood’s near-silence on this event, some films on the Revolution do exist—from directors in Haiti, the US, France, and elsewhere...

Yes. Haitians were in the nation-building business! This episode covers a little-known chapter in Haitian history. Dr. Regine Jackson offers a fascinating, multi-sited, and interdisciplinary study of the United Nations Organization in the Congo (ONUC), a civilian operation established after the Democratic Republic of Congo achieved independence from Belgium.   Through narrative interviews in New Y...

Dr. Steiber turns to the written record to re-examine the building blocks of Haitian history. Picking up where most historians conclude, listen as Dr. Chelsea Stieber explores the critical internal challenge to Haiti’s post-independence sovereignty: a civil war between monarchy and republic. What transpired was a war of swords and of pens, waged in newspapers and periodicals, in literature, broads...

I'm thrilled to bring you another episode from our Lakou series, delving into the rich tapestry of Haitian culture living in the diaspora and in Haiti. Today, we have a very special guest joining us all the way from London, Guilaine Brutus, who is an integral part of the Haitian community there. In this episode, we explored a taboo topic in Haitian culture - the practice of Restavek, and child sla...

In this episode of the Nèg Mawon Podcast, we delve deep into the roots of Haiti's complex political landscape with Dr. Robert Fatton. From its foundation, Haiti has grappled with a social, economic, and political apartheid system that has marginalized the majority of its population. Dr. Fatton discusses how this system, rooted in divisions of color, class, and colonial hierarchy, has led to exclus...

So, how do scholars get their books published? Notice I didn't say self-published. That's a topic for another day. I mean published via established publishers. That's one of many questions I wanted some answers to. On today's show, we have two guests who will help us understand how the process of book publishing works. We have the historian and author Dr. Yveline Alexis, Associate Professor of Afr...

Winner, of the Gilbert Chinard Prize, of the Society for French Historical Studies & the Institut Français d'Amérique. Encountering Revolution  looks afresh at the profound impact of the Haitian Revolution on the early United States. The first book on the subject in more than two decades, it redefined our understanding of the relationship between republicanism and slavery at a foundational mom...

Bonjou, and welcome to another riveting episode of the Nèg Mawon Podcast, where we dive deep into the heart of Haitian politics, society, and the continuous struggles that shape our nation. I'm your host, Patrick Jean-Baptiste, and today, you're tuning in to the new series for 2024, 'Yon Zouti Koupe-Ep.#71.' In this episode, we're grappling with the intense and complex currents ripping through our...

Welcome back to Nèg Mawon Podcast, where we mine the rich history of Haiti and its impact on the world. In today's episode, "Encountering Revolution-part 2," we continue our conversation with the esteemed Dr. Ashli White, a leading expert in early North American history and the history of Haiti and its revolution. We explore the captivating connections between the Haitian revolution and the United...

Welcome to another enlightening episode of the Nèg Mawon Podcast, your go-to platform for in-depth discussions that unearth the complexities of Haitian history, culture, and contemporary challenges. I'm your host, Patrick Jean-Baptiste, and today we're diving deep into a topic that is fundamental to understanding Haiti's present by exploring its past. This episode is about the Haitian people, not...

Outro: Nèg Pa Bondyé [Introduction] Join an enthralling convo with Dr. Andrew Maginn, offering a profound exploration of Haitian migration history and identity. We delve into the remarkable life of Pierre Toussaint, tracing his path from slavery to near-millionaire status in 1833 New York. Haitian kinship networks loom large for post-independence transnational Haitians. [Timestamped Overview] 00...

We're joined today by the esteemed Dr. Greg Beckett, a cultural anthropologist with deep insights into Haitian studies. In today's conversation, we will unpack the complexities outlined in Michel-Rolph Trouillot's pivotal book “Haiti: State Against Nation. The Origins and Legacy of Duvalierism ” and connect its themes to the ongoing political turmoil in Haiti. Dr. Beckett will guide us through the...

Hey there, friends! Welcome back to the Nèg Mawon Podcast. You're just in time for the second slice of our riveting book review of Michel-Rolph Trouillot's "Haiti: State Against Nation. The Origins and Legacy of Duvalierism." In today's episode, we're diving deeper with our reviewer, Dr. Greg Beckett as he unravels the complex weave of Haiti's urban and rural fabric. If you thought Part 1 had you...

1. Did you know that... Dr. Marlene Daut was initially urged to avoid publishing her work about the literature of the Haitian Revolution due to market concerns? 2. Did you know that... institutional biases often impede authors from diverse backgrounds in the publishing world? 3. Did you know that... Dr. Daut prioritizes publishing in spaces that allow for true expression over merely prestigious pl...

((For installments 1 and 2, see episodes #69 and #70, respectively.) ### Comprehensive Sequence of Topics Covered: 1. **Abolitionism and Emancipation Movements** - Gradual vs. immediate emancipation approaches in the U.S. - Contrast between methods of abolition in U.S. and the example set by Haiti - Historical perception of U.S. slavery as less harsh compared to Caribbean slavery. - Ethical issues...

In this episode, Dr. Popkin discusses his riveting book "Facing Racial Revolution: Eyewitness Accounts of the Haitian Insurrection." We discussed the underdeveloped state of French scholarship on the Haitian Revolution, the controversial accounts of white colonial survivors, and the critical role of literacy and correspondence in maintaining the slave regime. The Haitian revolution represented the...

This conversation with Dr. Sophie Maríñez is less an interview than a reckoning for me, an excavation of Haitian and Dominican ghosts, of histories silenced and distorted, the way the past never quite stays in the past–“The past is never dead. It’s not even past”. She walks us through the troubled narratives of Haiti and the Dominican Republic—not as distant, separate nations, but as entangled sib...

Like my guest today, I’ve never found it particularly useful to cast François Duvalier as some frothing, otherworldly monster. That story is too easy. It offers too little. Once you wrap him in the veil of pathology, the conversation dies. You’ve exiled him to a place beyond history, beyond explanation, beyond us. But what haunts me still—what lives in the marrow of Belleau’s work—is not the spect...

Today, we're chatting with the brilliant Dr. Laurent Dubois about his early years, his journey into Haitian studies, and everything in between. Drink some kremas with ice while you’re listening!

Welcome to the Nèg Mawon Podcast, where we delve into the rich history, resilience, and resistance of the Haitian people. In today's episode, titled "A Secret Among the Blacks - A Conversation with John Garrigus," our host, Patrick Jean-Baptiste, sits down with acclaimed author and historian, John Garrigus, to discuss the role of community in revolution and resistance against slavery...

In this part 2/2 episode, Dr Lou starts breaking down two of the five key concepts he covers in his book: Pan-Africanism and black Atlantic Intellectualism. You'll hear the difference between the Garvism version of Pan-Africanism and Price-Mars'. Dr Lou also pays tribute to the amazing black women who were also signisficant contributors to Pan-Africanism. Enjoy the Troubadour Haitian folk...

"Between Two Worlds: Jean Price-Mars, Haiti, and Africa" is a special volume on Jean Price-Mars that reassesses the importance of his thought and legacy, and the implications of his ideas in the twenty-first century’s culture of political correctness, the continuing challenge of race and racism, and imperial hegemony in the modern world. In this first of many interviews, Dr. Joseph share...

Through our art & religion, there is definitely a Haitian way of viewing & expressing how we engage with the world. Dr. Kaima Glover explains Spiralsm.

Haiti, the land where Sweet & Sorrow dwells; where 1 + 1 = 3. Produced by Patrick & Joshua Jean-Baptiste Voice-over: Joshua Jean-Baptiste Artwork: Patrick Jean-Baptiste Written by: Patrick Jean-Baptiste