Jean Casimir: Haiti and the Haitians. Wednesdays at the Center

Описание: At the second event of the Fall 2021 Wednesdays at the Center series, Jean Casimir discussed the current situation in Haiti and presented his new book, 'The Haitians: A Decolonial History'.

Jean Casimir is Professor of Humanities at the University of Haiti. He also served as Haitian ambassador to the United States and as a United Nations official. His book The Haitians: A Decolonial History was recently published in the Latin America in Translation Series sponsored by the UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies in partnership with UNC Press and Duke University Press.

The Haitians critically retheorizes the very nature of slavery, colonialism, and sovereignty.

Professor Casimir's talk opens with an introduction by Deborah Jenson, Professor of Romance Studies at Duke, and a commentary from Walter Mignolo, William Hane Wannamaker Distinguished Professor of Romance Studies at Duke.

This event was sponsored by Duke University’s John Hope Franklin Center, by the Duke University Center for International and Global Studies, and by the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Wednesdays at the Center is a topical weekly series by Duke University’s John Hope Franklin Center and the Duke Center for International and Global Studies. in which scholars, students, artists, journalists, and others speak informally about their work in conversation with Duke students, staff, faculty, and community members. The series, which began in March 2006, typically welcomes audience members every week throughout the academic semesters over the lunch hour. All events in the series are free and open to the public.

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