{"id":1261,"date":"2022-02-14T16:39:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2022-10-05T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:22:08","slug":"haitiweek2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/2022\/02\/14\/haitiweek2022\/","title":{"rendered":"CLACX announces 6th annual Haiti Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vanderbilt\u2019s 6th<\/sup> annual Haiti Week to begin Feb. 22<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Vanderbilt\u2019s Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX<\/a>), Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center (BCC<\/a>), Caribbean Students Association (CSA<\/a>), and Center for Second Language Studies (CSLS<\/a>) will host the 6th<\/sup> annual Vanderbilt Haiti Week Feb. 22-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis week is an opportunity to reflect on the global reach of Haitian history and culture. We want students to know more about studying Haitian Krey\u00f2l at Vanderbilt, and the talks bring fresh light on current events (law and immigration), as well as important new scholarship in Haitian studies (e.g., the period of the American occupation),\u201d said Dr. Celso Castilho<\/a>, CLACX Director. \u201cLearning more about Haiti and the Haitian diaspora is as crucial as ever to understanding the Americas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haiti Week 2022 is part of Vanderbilt\u2019s Black History Month<\/a> programming and will feature scholars from Oberlin College and Vanderbilt University, as well as Vanderbilt\u2019s CSA student organization. Events will be a mix of in-person and virtual programming, and are open to the Vanderbilt community and the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 800,000 of the over 1.7 million Haitians who have migrated in the last two decades live in Latin America (mostly the Dominican Republic, Brazil, and Chile); the other 50% or so are in the US,\u201d said Castilho. \u201cThe futures of Latinx, Latin American, and Haitian studies are inextricably linked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organized annually by Vanderbilt CLACX, Haiti Week first began in February 2017. The program has since featured a variety of academic lectures and cultural events, all open to the public. Speakers have included award-winning authors Edwidge Danticat and Ibi Zoboi, scholars from across the country, and Vanderbilt University students, faculty, and staff.<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22<\/h4>\n

\"\"Haiti, Law, and Immigration<\/em><\/strong>
\n12:30 \u2013 1:30 p.m. CST |\u00a0In-Person<\/strong>
\nBlack Cultural Center Auditorium, Vanderbilt University<\/p>\n

Haiti Week 2022 kicks off with this in-person talk by Judith Clerjeune (Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition<\/a>) on Haitian immigration, moderated by\u00a0Jes\u00fas Ruiz<\/a>\u00a0(National Academy of Sciences Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow). As TIRRC\u2019s Campaigns and Advocacy Director, Clerjeune leads the organization\u2019s policy priorities and campaign initiatives, advancing strategic national, statewide, and local campaigns around issues that impact immigrant and refugee communities. Read Clerjeune\u2019s recent article for\u00a0The Tennessean<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on Haitian asylum seekers.<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23<\/h4>\n

\"\"Haiti Fights Back: A Conversation with Yveline Alexis<\/em><\/strong>
\n12:30 \u2013 1:30 p.m. CST |\u00a0Virtual<\/strong>
\nREGISTER on ZOOM<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Yveline Alexis<\/a>\u00a0will discuss her award-winning new book\u00a0Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne P\u00e9ralte.\u00a0<\/em>Dr. Alexis is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies at Oberlin College. Her work was recently awarded the Haitian Studies Association Book Prize and was selected the Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rhythm n\u2019 Bounce<\/em><\/strong>
\n6:30 \u2013 7:30 p.m. CST |\u00a0In-Person<\/strong>
\nBlack Cultural Center, Vanderbilt University<\/em><\/p>\n

Join Vanderbilt\u2019s Caribbean Students Association (CSA) for this special celebration of Haitian culture, featuring traditional Haitian dancing and food!\u00a0View Event Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24<\/h4>\n

\"\"Krey\u00f2l and Kremas<\/em><\/strong>
\n4:00 \u2013 5:00 p.m. CST |\u00a0In-Person<\/strong>
\nCenter for Second Language Studies, Furman Hall 001, Vanderbilt University<\/em><\/p>\n

Vanderbilt Ph.D. student Danielle Dorvil (Vanderbilt Spanish and Portuguese, Center for Second Language Studies) presents this special introduction to Haitian culture and beginner\u2019s conversation class in Haitian Creole! Dorvil will also lead participants in a mixing demonstration and tasting of the traditional Haitian krema, a sweet beverage often enjoyed at celebrations and holidays in Haiti.<\/p>\n

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Download the<\/strong>\u00a0Haiti Week 2022 Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn more about Haiti Week 2022:<\/strong> https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/haitiweek2022\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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