Left of Black S2:E19 | February 13, 2012

A History of Haiti and the Legacy of Violence in Jamaica with Laurent Dubois and Deborah Thomas 

Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in-studio by Laurent Dubois, the Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University   A co-director of the Haiti Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute,  Dubois discusses his new book Haiti: The Aftershocks of History (Metropolitan Books).  Dubois gives historical context to the longstanding relationship between the U.S. and Haiti.  Also the author of Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France, Dubois also talks about how he uses athletics as a gateway into political and cultural engagement. 

Later, Neal is joined via Skype© by University of Pennsylvania professor of anthropology Deborah Thomas  The author of Exceptional Violence: Embodied Citizenship and Transnational Jamaica and co-director and co-producer of the film Bad Friday: Rastafari After Coral Gardens, Thomas discusses common misconceptions and stereotypes against Jamaican people.  Thomas dives into the history of the Rastafarian Movement and their oppression.  Lastly, Thomas talks about her film, and how her background as a dancer inspires her scholarship.

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Left of Black is a weekly Webcast hosted by Mark Anthony Neal and produced in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University.

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