| "The Haitian Revolution: History, Memory, Representation" On January 1, 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared the independence of Haiti, bringing an end to the only successful slave revolution in history, and transforming the colony of Saint-Domingue into the second independent nation in the Western hemisphere. In commemoration of the bicentennial of Haitian independence, this symposium brings together scholars from various disciplines - French and Francophone Literature, History, English, Comparative Literature, Political Science, and Sociology - to explore the cultural and political impact of the Haitian Revolution on the Atlantic world, and the ways in which the memory of the Revolution has been shaped by literary, historical and political discourse in and outside Haiti. The symposium will shed new light on the legacy of the Haitian Revolution in a range of cultural and historical contexts. Speakers: Organized by Doris Garraway, Dept. of French and Italian, Northwestern University All presentations are free and open to the public. For more information
Doris L.Garraway Please send correspondence to above contacts. Cosponsor and distributor: Michelle Yamada Natasha Dennison "Either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will
destroy If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it. "It is not violence that best overcomes hate-nor vengeance that
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