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While Haiti established the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere and was the first black country to gain independence from European colonizers, its history is not well known in the Anglophone world. The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks of life. Its dozens of selections-most of which appear here in English for the first time-are representative of Haiti's scholarly, literary, religious, visual, musical, and political cultures, and range from poems, novels, and political tracts to essays, legislation, songs, and folk tales. Spanning the centuries between precontact indigenous Haiti and the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the Reader covers widely known episodes in Haiti's history, such as the U.S. military occupation and the Duvalier dictatorship, as well as overlooked periods such as the decades immediately following Haiti's “second independence” in 1934. Whether examining issues of political upheaval, the environment, or modernization, The Haiti Reader provides an unparalleled look at Haiti's history, culture, and politics.

While Haiti established the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere and was the first black country to gain independence from European colonizers, its history is not well known in the Anglophone world. The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks of life. Its dozens of selections-most of which appear here in English for the first time-are representative of Haiti's scholarly, literary, religious, visual, musical, and political cultures, and range from poems, novels, and political tracts to essays, legislation, songs, and folk tales. Spanning the centuries between precontact indigenous Haiti and the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the Reader covers widely known episodes in Haiti's history, such as the U.S. military occupation and the Duvalier dictatorship, as well as overlooked periods such as the decades immediately following Haiti's “second independence” in 1934. Whether examining issues of political upheaval, the environment, or modernization, The Haiti Reader provides an unparalleled look at Haiti's history, culture, and politics.

While Haiti established the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere and was the first black country to gain independence from European colonizers, its history is not well known in the Anglophone world. The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti''s dynamic history and culture from the viewpoint of Haitians from all walks of life. Its dozens of selections—most of which appear here in English for the first time—are representative of Haiti''s scholarly, literary, religious, visual, musical, and political cultures, and range from poems, novels, and political tracts to essays, legislation, songs, and folk tales. Spanning the centuries between precontact indigenous Haiti and the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the Reader covers widely known episodes in Haiti''s history, such as the U.S. military occupation and the Duvalier dictatorship, as well as overlooked periods such as the decades immediately following Haiti''s “second independence” in 1934. Whether examining issues of political upheaval, the environment, or modernization, The Haiti Reader provides an unparalleled look at Haiti''s history, culture, and politics.

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open intiative.The field of Haitian literary studies has become increasingly robust, stretching across numerous languages and continents to demonstrate the richness of Haitian writings. Yet a number of unacknowledged myths about Haiti and Haitians undergird and often skew critical readings of Haitian literary texts. Drawing on scholarly publications from the locales most invested in Haitian Studies (Haiti, France, Québec, US, etc.) and privileging a black feminist framework, Enduring Myths: Scholars and Stories about Haiti resolutely centers Haiti and Haitians to reveal and refute myths such as that of monolingual authenticity, exile as a necessary condition for Haitian writers, and the silent Haitian woman. Each chapter closes with a reading of one or two short stories to illustrate the breadth of the Haitian short story tradition as but one example of what scholars overlook when clinging to preconceived notions about what constitutes true Haitian literature. Spanning from the 19th to the 21st centuries, the analyzed stories are by Ignace Nau, Virginie Sampeur, Fernand Hibbert, Philippe Thoby-Marcelin, Marie-Thérèse Colimon-Hall, Évelyne Trouillot, Kettly Mars and Chantal Kénol. This book urges scholars and the field of Haitian studies as a whole to reassess our approach to Haitian literature and to the country itself.

La littérature haïtienne occupe une grande place sur la scène internationale. Les auteurs haïtiens sont lus sur tous les continents. Ils participent à des rencontres en Martinique, à Paris et à New York. En même temps, Haïti accueille de plus en plus d’écrivains étrangers ainsi que des manifestations littéraires. Mais, en règle générale, ces activités littéraires impliquent toujours la même poignée d’auteurs publiant principalement à l’étranger.De retour en Haïti après ses études aux États-Unis, Nadève Ménard se rend compte que ses étudiants lisent surtout les écrivains vivant et publiant principalement en Haïti. Entre les deux littératures, la différence n’est pas seulement au niveau des auteurs et des livres considérés, mais aussi des thèmes. La critique étrangère considère l’exil comme le thème dominant la littérature haïtienne, alors qu’en Haïti même, ce sont des thèmes universels qui sont évoqués et discutés, comme la violence, l’amour, la sexualité, la ville...C’est cette littérature que le présent ouvrage expose dans sa diversité, en s’arrêtant sur les années 1986 à 2006, la première date ayant représenté un tournant majeur dans la société haïtienne. L’objectif de ce livre est ainsi de donner une large perspective de la littérature haïtienne contemporaine et d’y inclure autant d’écrivains que possible. Même après le séisme du 12 janvier 2010, la littérature haïtienne, comme le pays, continue de vivre. Après des études à Haïti et aux États-Unis, Nadève Ménard a obtenu son doctorat en 2002 de l’Université de Pennsylvanie avec une thèse intitulée : The Occupied Novel : the representation of foreigners in Haitian novels written during the US occupation, 1915-1934. Elle continue depuis de s’intéresser à la représentation littéraire des événements historiques, comme le massacre des Haïtiens en République dominicaine en 1937. Elle a aussi travaillé sur les littératures francophones de l’Afrique et des Antilles françaises. Ses articles ont été publiés dans des revues telles International Journal of Francophone Studies, Conjonction et Le Cahier des Anneaux de la Mémoire. Elle enseigne aujourd’hui à l’École normale supérieure de l’Université d’État d’Haïti et, avec Régine Jean-Charles, vient de lancer Tande, un blog sur la culture haïtienne.