Haiti Beyond Borders: Challenges and Progress Across the Diaspora

The 24^th Annual Conference of the Haitian Studies Association (HSA) will be convened at York College – CUNY in Jamaica, New York on November 8-10, 2012

The conference theme is: Haiti Beyond Borders: Challenges and Progress Across the Diaspora

Haiti has long existed beyond its borders.  In 1804, the island’s victorious revolution resonated globally and continues to be a point of departure for the study of liberation movements. Today, Haiti’s people form Diaspora communities across the globe.  The Haitian Studies Association (HSA) is itself an example of the diversity of those who study and (re) present Haiti across geographical and disciplinary boundaries.  For all of these reasons, the 24^th annual conference, the Haitian Studies Association will be in New York, home to one of the largest Haitian Diaspora communities in the world.

Keynote Speaker: Gary Victor, Independent Scholar, Journalist, and Writer

Plenary I: Rethinking Development through Tourism and Diasporic Contributions
Patrick Delatour, Former Minister of Tourism
Fénol Méttellus, Université Publique du Nord au Cap Haitien
Mimi Sheller, Drexel University

Plenary II: Rethinking Haitian Women’s Rights
Mark Schuller, Northern Illinois University
Regine Jean-Charles, Boston College
Olga Benoit, Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn-SOFA

                                   Plenary III: Theorizing Haitian Studies: The Way Home
                         Nadège Clitandre, University of California at Santa Barbara
                                           Jacky Lumarque, Université Quisqueya

 

Registration Includes the Following:
Conference Materials, Presidential Reception(Thurs. night), Friday & Saturday Coffee Breaks, and Friday Night's Cultural Evening

Conference Fees:
                                                                     Late Registration
                                                                     after October 1st
Regular                                                             $180.00

Student                                                              $65.00

York Faculty                                                      $75.00

Non-Member                                                    $210.00

Regular Membership w/ Journal                    $75.00                                         

Student Membership w/ Journal                    $50.00                                           

Banquet                                                              $60.00              $75.00 if purchased onsite                          

York Undergraduate Students                        Free                                            

 

Please note: Conference particiapants who do not pay in full by October 1st will be charged the late fee, this includes pay at door option and pay by check.

  

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