It has been two years since a 7.0 earthquake devastated parts of Haiti. This natural disaster has claimed over 300,000 lives and left more than a half a million homeless. Additionally, Haitians are suffering from a cholera outbreak which has claimed thousands of lives and overall slow recovery from the earthquake.
In 2012, the Association of Black Anthropologists (ABA) continues to focus on Haiti by standing in support and solidarity with Haiti by disseminating Haiti-related information and providing anthropological analysis of recent news from Haiti.
To facilitate an informed dialogue about the past, present and future of Haiti, we ask that peers and colleagues continue to submit relevant Haiti-related information to the ABA FOCUS ON HAITI website to Bertin M. Louis, Jr. at: abahaiti@gmail.com. Please send:
- Articles and Essays by anthropologists about Haiti and Haitian Earthquake Recovery-related topics,
- Links of anthropologists in the media discussing Haiti and Haitian Earthquake Recovery-related topics,
- Websites about Haiti, Haitian Culture and History, and
- Annotated bibliographic information.
CHOLERA AND EARTHQUAKE RELIEF (courtesy of potomitan.net)
ANTHROPOLOGISTS DISCUSSING HAITI IN THE MEDIA: RECENT COMMENTARY (as of January 12th, 2012)
- Bill Quigley and Amber Ramanauskas
- Gina Athena Ulysse
- Landon Yarrington
ANTHROPOLOGISTS DISCUSSING POST-EARTHQUAKE HAITI IN THE MEDIA (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
- Greg Beckett
- Elizabeth Chin
- Alex Dupuy
- Paul Farmer
- Jeffrey Kahn
- Jim Yong Kim
- Jonna Knappenberger
- Bertin M. Louis, Jr.
- Elizabeth McAlister
- Sidney Mintz
- Jemima Pierre
- Karen Richman
- Nina Glick Schiller and Georges Fouron
- Mark Schuller
- Gina Athena Ulysse
- Landon Yarrington
HAITI FACTS AND HISTORY
ANNOTATED HAITI BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Farmer, Paul. 1994. The Uses of Haiti. Monroe: Common Courage Press.
The Uses of Haiti uses the quest for human dignity of the majority of Haitian society (the Haitian poor) as a critical lens to analyze Haitian history. By reviewing the actions of nations such as France and the United States and particular actors in Haitian history such as Toussaint Louverture, the Haitian upper class, the Haitian military, François and Jean-Claude Duvalier, Farmer's goal is to reveal the structural issues (structural adjustment programs, an indemnity the Boyer administration paid France in the 19th century so that France would not invade Haiti and the Duvalier kleptocracy) to provide answers as to why poverty and underdevelopment are persistent in Haiti. (Visit Amazon's Paul Farmer page.)
- Glick Schiller, Nina and Georges Fouron. 2001. Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long-Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home. Durham: Duke University Press.
Georges Woke Up Laughing is a superb ethnography which uses research in the United States and research in Haiti to demonstrate the continued ties between Haitians living in the United States and Haiti. Using the experiences and family history of Dr. Georges Fouron, a professor of education and Africana Studies at Stony Brook University who is of Haitian descent, the text takes readers from the United States to Haiti to analyze the current crisis in Haiti, gender, nationalism and the relationship between later generations of Haitian Americans and Haiti. (View more on Amazon.)
- Pamphile, Leon. 2001. Haitians and African Americans: A Heritage of Tragedy and Hope. Gainesville: University of Florida Press.
Haitians and African Americans is an informative text which demonstrates the long historical relationship between Haitians and African Americans. This book deals with the shared heritage of slavery for both groups and how the paths of African Americans and Haitians have crossed repeatedly in their dual quest for freedom from human bondage and equality. For example, this book recognizes some of important contributions that Haitians made to American society by Haitians like the founding of Chicago by a Haitian named Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. In addition, the text notes the African American political support of Haiti and Haitians especially during the Haitian boat crisis of the late 20th century. (View more on Amazon.)
- Zéphir, Flore. 2004. The Haitian Americans. Westport: Greenwood Press.
The Haitian Americans is an excellent resource about the Haitian presence in the United States. The author provides a detailed history of Haiti, a history of Haitians in the United States, statistics about Haitian migration to the United States, information about established and growing Haitian communities across the United States and short biographies about prominent Haitian Americans who contribute to the fabric of American society. (View more on Amazon.)
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