Haiti rising : Haitian history, culture and the earthquake of 2010 / edited by Martin Munro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Munro, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010.

Haiti--History.

Haiti.

History.

Haiti--Civilization.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

vi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2010.

Summary:

The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 thrust the nation into the public consciousness as never before. That terrible event piqued interest in a remarkable country with a rich history as both the first black republic in the world and the first country to break free of European imperialism in Latin America.

Haiti Rising brings together more than 20 of the most prominent authorities on Haiti to provide both a historical and cultural introduction to Haiti and the opportunity for earthquake survivors to testify to their experiences. Ranging widely across politics, society, history, art and culture, contributors such as Maryse Condé, Yanick Lahens, Evelyne Trouillot, J. Michael Dash and Laurent Dubois illuminate this most extraordinary of countries and the tragedy that befell it in 2010.

Haiti Rising will stand as a written document of this cataclysmic event in Haitian history and as a monument to the experiences of those who were in Haiti at the time of the earthquake. It is vital reading for anyone who wants to find out more about Haiti, and the prospects for its future.

All royalties from the book will be donated to the Haitian Art Relief Fund. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: fall and rise / Martin Munro

pt. I. Survivor testimonies: 1. Haiti, or the health of misery / Yanick Lahens

2. Manman, Pa kite yo koupe janm mwen! Mommy, don't let them cut my leg! / Marlène Rigaud Apollon

3. Salvaging / Laura Wagner

4. When there is no echo / Jason Herbeck

5. Finding the words / Michel Le Bris

6. Point of view / Thomas C. Spear

7. Dead-end in Port-au-prince / Raoul Peck

8. Helping Haiti

helping ourselves / Nadève Ménard

9. Eternity lasted less than sixty seconds

/ Evelyne Trouillot

pt. II. Politics, culture, and society: 10. Rising from the ruins: Haiti in two hundred years / J. Michael Dash

11. Religion in post-earthquake Haiti / Leslie G. Desmangles and Elizabeth McAlister

12. Shaken ground, strong foundations: honoring the legacy of Haitian feminism after the earthquake / Régine Michelle Jean-Charles

13. Art, artists, and the shaking of the foundations / LeGrace Benson

14. From the rubble to the telethon: music, religion, and the Haiti quake / Elizabeth McAlister

The writing of disaster in Haiti: signifying cataclysm from the slave revolution to earthquake / Deborah Jenson

pt. III. History: 16. The legacies of pre-revolutionary Saint-Domingue / John D. Garrigus

17. Reckoning in Haiti: the state and society since the revolution / Jean Casimir and Laurent Dubois

18. Uprisings, insurrections, and political movements: contemporary Haiti and the teachings of history, 1957-2010 / Patrick Bellegarde-Smith

pt. IV. Haiti and me: 19. Haïti chérie / Maryse Condé

20. 7.0 on the horror scale: notes on the Haitian earthquake / Beverly Bell

21. Art in the time of catastrophe / Madison Smart Bell

22. What is the earthquake for? / Bill Drummond

23. Took my heart to a Vodou priest, I said, "What can you do papa? It's all screwed up

" / Leah Gordon

24. Port-au-Prince, I love you / Matthew J. Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789766402488

9766402485

OCLC:

662407918