While every nation has a creation story, few are as unique and particular as Haiti—forged by a revolution of enslaved and free people wresting their freedom from slavery and colonialism—to establish a republic and the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere. The aftermath of indemnity, reparation, debt, occupation and intervention by other nations, political instability, and the current failed state present Haiti as an important site for analyzing the meanings of nation, citizenship, and sovereignty in the modern world. How have ordinary Haitians and state and non-state actors sought to define their presents and futures amidst contexts of violence, hope, precarity, and renewal? How has the changing nature of U.S. immigration and foreign policies impacted this landscape? How have environmental factors shaped wealth and vulnerability? Bringing together a roundtable of experts in Haitian history, social and cultural currents, and political science, this panel explores these questions and pathways to address them.

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Speakers
Greg Beckett
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario

Lyns-Virginie Belony
Assistant Professor of History, Université de Montréal 

Francois Pierre-Louis
Professor of International Migration Studies, CUNY Graduate Center
Professor of Political Science, Queens College

Moderator
Rachel Jean-Baptiste
Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden Family Professor in Feminist and Gender Studies, Stanford University

This event is part of Stanford Global Studies' Global Dialogues Series, a webinar series designed to foster fresh thinking on critical global issues and develop new approaches to grapple with the complexities of our interconnected and constantly changing world