24928: Prou: (announce) Haitian Studies Association 17th Annual Conference in Bosttn (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Marc Prou <Marc.Prou@umb.edu>



The Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Haitian Studies Association (H.S.A)

October 13-15, 2005 * Campus Center * Ballroom A

University of Massachusetts Boston

Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393



Theme:

'HAITI CHÉRIE': CREATING NEW PATHWAYS FOR TOMORROW



The Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Haitian Studies association, to be
held on

October 13-15, 2005, at the University of Massachusetts Boston, will be

devoted to the theme 'Haiti Chérie': Creating New Pathways for Tomorrow.

As Haiti enters its third century, it has reached yet another crossroad at
which it needs to reevaluate its past and set its course for the future. The
17th annual conference of the Haitian Studies Association will foster
dialogues about the abundant richness of Haiti's heritage, capture the
creative spirit of its people, envision solutions to its present impasse, and
trace new pathways for the future.

The 17th Annual Conference is accepting panel proposals, and individual papers
on all aspects of Haiti's rich legacy, past, present, and future. Among the
topics that might be considered are Haiti's distinguished historical,
cultural, and political traditions that have shaped the creative spirit of its
people. Creating new pathways for tomorrow is rooted in the conception of
envisioned models that rely on fundamental choices between continuity with the
past and change for the future. The presentations may examine economic and
political possibilities that lay ahead.  Participants may focus on issues
crossing multiple race/class/gender and population lines and covering topics
from forced migration, life histories, immigration, environment, health,
contemporary Haitian popular culture and arts are strongly encouraged.



 Deadline for submission is June 15, 2005.



For additional information or if you wish to receive a Call for Papers
proposal form, please contact Cassandra Villari at: hsa@umb.edu.



Haitian Studies Project

University of Massachusetts Boston

100 Morrissey Blvd

Boston, Ma 02125-3393

Tel: (617) 287-7138 or 7166 Fax: (617) 287-6797










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