Haïti & Les Antilles

Georgetown University, Washington DC

Tuesday October 19, 2004

9:00AM-5:00PM

To Celebrate

the 200th Anniversary of the independence of Haiti,

The French Department

presents

an Interdisciplinary Conference

Program

9:00-9:30 AM

9:30-9:45



9:45-10:45



10:45-11:00




11:00 - 12:30







12:30– 2:00 PM




2:00 – 3:30





3:30 – 3:45



3:45 - 4:45





4:45

Coffee

Welcome Remarks: Debbie Lesko Baker, Chair, Department of French

Session 1: Haïti, hier et aujourd'hui:

    • Jean-Max Guieu, Georgetown University:

Haïti: "Le Chevalier de Saint-George"

    • Maurice Jackson, Georgetown University

Haïti:"The Haitian Revolution and the African-American Struggle for Freedom and Equality: Some Cultural and Political Implications"

Coffee

Session 2: Littérature antillaise:

    • Jean-François Thibault, George Washington University

Martinique: "Liberteux et affranchis: Texaco de Patrick Chamoiseau"

    • Sylvie Durmelat, Georgetown University

Guadeloupe: "Les soeurs antillaises d'Haïti: révoltes et ruptures"

    • Madeleine Soudée, Georgetown University

Martinique: "L'humour de Gilbert Gratiant à travers la peinture de certains personnages de ses fables"

Lunch / Movie

Session 3: Littérature haïtienne:

    • Bernadette Crosley, University of Maryland in Baltimore

Haïti: "Originalité du Processus Narratif du Roman Indigéniste au Roman Moderne Haïtien – Illustrations"

    • Amadou Koné, Georgetown University

Haïti: "Gouverneurs de la Rosée: Réalisme socialiste et romantisme"

    • Dahouda Kanaté, Hobard and Smith College NYC

"Haïti: "Emile Ollivier: La mémoire de la migrance"

Refreshments

Session 4: Haïti, aujourd'hui et demain:

    • Jacques Crosnier, Cercle de Réflexion et d'Etudes du développement international

"Haïti et l'aide internationale"

    • Marie-Hélène Ewenczyk, Georgetown University

"Une inexorable tragédie: quel avenir pour Haïti?"

Closing Reception

This Conference is Free and Open to the General Public

For more info, contact Prof. GUIEU or Prof. KONÉ, French Dept. Georgetown University, Washington DC 20057-1047

Phone:202 687-6160.

E-mail: guieuj@georgetown.edu

Email: konea@georgetown.edu

Website: www.georgetown.edu/guieu

In addition to the organization of this Conference, the Georgetown University Department of French is launching an

Emergency Relief Effort

To Help

The People of Haiti

so tragically hurt during the last devastating hurricane.

You may send and drop cash or checks to the French Department, ICC 416 (Haiti contribution)

Checks should be addressed to "Georgetown University," with "Haiti Contribution" written on the memo.

We will distribute the money to humanitarian organizations such as CARE/HAITI

Please be generous.

Merci.