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Nathan H. Dize started the topic Conversation with Jean Abel Pierre about corruption in Haiti (in French) in the discussion
LLC Francophone on MLA Commons 2 years, 9 months agoKwazman Vwa is delighted to welcome author Jean Abel Pierre. Pierre will be with us to discuss his recent book, Sociologie critique de la corruption: Comment Haïti est pris au piège de la pauvreté. Corruption is a subject that concerns us all, and somehow, our preoccupation with limiting its effects and abuses never seem to fully eliminate it ent…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize started the topic Conversation w/ Jean Abel Pierre about corruption in Haiti (in French) in the discussion
CLCS Caribbean on MLA Commons 2 years, 9 months agoKwazman Vwa is delighted to welcome author Jean Abel Pierre. Pierre will be with us to discuss his recent book, Sociologie critique de la corruption: Comment Haïti est pris au piège de la pauvreté. Corruption is a subject that concerns us all, and somehow, our preoccupation with limiting its effects and abuses never seem to fully eliminate it ent…[Read more]
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Masano Yamashita started the topic Appointment to Executive Committee LLC 18th-century French in the discussion
LLC 18th-Century French on MLA Commons 4 years agoPlease consider nominating yourself or a colleague for the opening seat on the LLC French 18th-century Forum Executive Committee. The MLA is shifting away from elections toward an appointment model. This means that nominations from the membership are more important than ever. Please email your suggestions to masano.yamashita@colorado.edu by…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited French #MeToo?: Francophone African and Caribbean Women’s Writing in English Translation in the group
Race and Aesthetics in French and Francophone Culture on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoOriginally founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, the “Me Too Movement” seeks to help survivors of sexual violence, particularly women of color, “to help find pathways to healing” (“metoomvmt.org/about/). Then, in the fall of 2017, the #MeToo hashtag reverberated throughout the Internet, on the front pages of newspapers, and in the public square as…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited French #MeToo?: Francophone African and Caribbean Women’s Writing in English Translation in the group
LLC Francophone on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoOriginally founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, the “Me Too Movement” seeks to help survivors of sexual violence, particularly women of color, “to help find pathways to healing” (“metoomvmt.org/about/). Then, in the fall of 2017, the #MeToo hashtag reverberated throughout the Internet, on the front pages of newspapers, and in the public square as…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited French #MeToo?: Francophone African and Caribbean Women’s Writing in English Translation in the group
CLCS Caribbean on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoOriginally founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, the “Me Too Movement” seeks to help survivors of sexual violence, particularly women of color, “to help find pathways to healing” (“metoomvmt.org/about/). Then, in the fall of 2017, the #MeToo hashtag reverberated throughout the Internet, on the front pages of newspapers, and in the public square as…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited A Phenomenology of Gede: Thinking with the Dead in Haiti in the group
Race and Aesthetics in French and Francophone Culture on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoIn the Haitian religious tradition of Vodou, Gede is the lwa, or spirit, concerned with the
beginning of life and the passage into the afterlife, death and regeneration. Gede is often
regarded as the spirit of the people in Haiti because he has a direct connection to every living
being, everyone may call on Gede for protection. Gede’s appeal a…[Read more] -
Nathan H. Dize deposited A Phenomenology of Gede: Thinking with the Dead in Haiti in the group
LLC Francophone on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoIn the Haitian religious tradition of Vodou, Gede is the lwa, or spirit, concerned with the
beginning of life and the passage into the afterlife, death and regeneration. Gede is often
regarded as the spirit of the people in Haiti because he has a direct connection to every living
being, everyone may call on Gede for protection. Gede’s appeal a…[Read more] -
Nathan H. Dize deposited A Phenomenology of Gede: Thinking with the Dead in Haiti in the group
CLCS Caribbean on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoIn the Haitian religious tradition of Vodou, Gede is the lwa, or spirit, concerned with the
beginning of life and the passage into the afterlife, death and regeneration. Gede is often
regarded as the spirit of the people in Haiti because he has a direct connection to every living
being, everyone may call on Gede for protection. Gede’s appeal a…[Read more] -
Nathan H. Dize deposited The Archive as Method: Virtual and Material Archives of the French Atlantic in the group
Race and Aesthetics in French and Francophone Culture on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoIn the last two decades since the publication of Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Caribbean historical studies has undergone an ‘archival turn.’ Indeed, archives and formal institutions of knowledge have always been and continue to be an integral part of historical work, but Trouillot’s work has cal…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited The Archive as Method: Virtual and Material Archives of the French Atlantic in the group
LLC Francophone on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoIn the last two decades since the publication of Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Caribbean historical studies has undergone an ‘archival turn.’ Indeed, archives and formal institutions of knowledge have always been and continue to be an integral part of historical work, but Trouillot’s work has cal…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited The Archive as Method: Virtual and Material Archives of the French Atlantic in the group
CLCS Caribbean on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months agoIn the last two decades since the publication of Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Caribbean historical studies has undergone an ‘archival turn.’ Indeed, archives and formal institutions of knowledge have always been and continue to be an integral part of historical work, but Trouillot’s work has cal…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited Le Devoir de Mémoire dans la Littérature d’Expression Francophone in the group
Race and Aesthetics in French and Francophone Culture on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months ago« La mémoire est un droit » écrit Christiane Taubira dans sa contribution au débat ‘La Mémoire de l’esclavage et ses dérives’ en 2006 pour la revue philosophique Cités. Étant donné que la mémoire est un droit, qu’est-ce que l’on entend par mémoire ? La mémoire de qui et de quoi ? Pourquoi faut-il s’en souvenir ? Quel est le but de la mémoire ? P…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited Le Devoir de Mémoire dans la Littérature d’Expression Francophone in the group
LLC Francophone on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months ago« La mémoire est un droit » écrit Christiane Taubira dans sa contribution au débat ‘La Mémoire de l’esclavage et ses dérives’ en 2006 pour la revue philosophique Cités. Étant donné que la mémoire est un droit, qu’est-ce que l’on entend par mémoire ? La mémoire de qui et de quoi ? Pourquoi faut-il s’en souvenir ? Quel est le but de la mémoire ? P…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited Le Devoir de Mémoire dans la Littérature d’Expression Francophone in the group
CLCS Caribbean on MLA Commons 5 years, 7 months ago« La mémoire est un droit » écrit Christiane Taubira dans sa contribution au débat ‘La Mémoire de l’esclavage et ses dérives’ en 2006 pour la revue philosophique Cités. Étant donné que la mémoire est un droit, qu’est-ce que l’on entend par mémoire ? La mémoire de qui et de quoi ? Pourquoi faut-il s’en souvenir ? Quel est le but de la mémoire ? P…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited French #MeToo?: Francophone African and Caribbean Women’s Writing in English Translation on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
Originally founded by Tarana Burke in 2006, the “Me Too Movement” seeks to help survivors of sexual violence, particularly women of color, “to help find pathways to healing” (“metoomvmt.org/about/). Then, in the fall of 2017, the #MeToo hashtag reverberated throughout the Internet, on the front pages of newspapers, and in the public square as…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited A Phenomenology of Gede: Thinking with the Dead in Haiti on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
In the Haitian religious tradition of Vodou, Gede is the lwa, or spirit, concerned with the
beginning of life and the passage into the afterlife, death and regeneration. Gede is often
regarded as the spirit of the people in Haiti because he has a direct connection to every living
being, everyone may call on Gede for protection. Gede’s appeal a…[Read more] -
Nathan H. Dize deposited The Archive as Method: Virtual and Material Archives of the French Atlantic on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
In the last two decades since the publication of Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History, Caribbean historical studies has undergone an ‘archival turn.’ Indeed, archives and formal institutions of knowledge have always been and continue to be an integral part of historical work, but Trouillot’s work has cal…[Read more]
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Nathan H. Dize deposited Le Devoir de Mémoire dans la Littérature d’Expression Francophone on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 months ago
« La mémoire est un droit » écrit Christiane Taubira dans sa contribution au débat ‘La Mémoire de l’esclavage et ses dérives’ en 2006 pour la revue philosophique Cités. Étant donné que la mémoire est un droit, qu’est-ce que l’on entend par mémoire ? La mémoire de qui et de quoi ? Pourquoi faut-il s’en souvenir ? Quel est le but de la mémoire ? P…[Read more]
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Masano Yamashita started the topic MLA French 18th-century Forum Dinner in the discussion
LLC 18th-Century French on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoDear Fellow Dix-Huitiémistes,
The MLA 18th-Century French Forum will be hosting a dinner in Seattle on Friday January 10, 2020 during the MLA convention. We would be delighted if you could join us!If you are interested in attending, please contact me with the subject heading—”MLA DINNER”—at masano.yamashita@colorado.edu.
I anticipate the cost…[Read more]
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