Conference: Haiti Stories / Istwa Ayiti
Saturday, January 29, 2011
1-6 pm
Free program
In a series of discussions moderated by author and journalist Amy Wilentz, scholars across several disciplines examine how Haiti is narrated and presented in the world, and how storytelling, in the broadest as well as narrowest senses, affects the country in general and in the aftermath of the earthquake. Speakers, from 1-4 pm, include:
Donald Cosentino, scholar of Haitian art, professor of world arts and cultures
Mark Danner, writer, journalist, and professor of journalism
Michael Deibert, writer and journalist
Jonathan Demme, filmmaker
Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health
Axelle Liautaud, designer and art collector
Bob Maguire, professor of international affairs and director of the Trinity Haiti Program
Michele Voltaire Marcelin, poet and artist
Catherine Maternowska, anthropologist, co-founder of Lambi Fund of Haiti
Jocelyn McCalla, senior advisor to Haiti's Special Envoy to the United Nations
Claudine Michel, professor of black studies
Joe Mozingo, writer, Los Angeles Times
Madison Smartt Bell, novelist and writer
Deborah Sontag, investigative reporter, New York Times
Maggie Steber, photojournalist
Loune Viaud, director of Strategic Planning and Operations, Zanmi Lasante
Damon Winter, photojournalist, New York Times
A reception from 4-6 pm closes the program.
Please note: seating for this conference is first-come, first-served.
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