Events

Antoine Lilti, Marlene Daut, Délide Joseph & Chelsea B. Stieber

Haiti, 1825 : from independence to debt

Thursday 12 June 2025

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Open to all

14:00 - 16:30

Round table moderated by Antoine Lilti, Collège de France, with the participation of Marlene Daut, Yale University, Délide Joseph, Université de la Guyane, and Chelsea B. Stieber, Tulane University.

Jeudi 5 juin

En visioconférence

14h-14h15

Introduction aux journées d'études (Adler Camilus, Adama Ouattara-Sanz, Matthieu Renault)

14h15-15h15

• Marlène DAUT (Yale University) : Les intellectuels haïtiens des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles et l'écriture de la révolution haïtienne.
• Edelyn DORISMOND (Université d’État d’Haïti) : Révolution ‘’haïtienne’’ et imaginaire colonial.

Lien Zoom: https://univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/7953570112#success

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Monday, June 2 · 12:30 - 3pm EDT

Woody Tanger Auditorium at Brooklyn College Library

2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210

Join us for the official kickoff of Caribbean Heritage Month, presented as part of our Ayiti in the City (AITC) Program. This engaging lecture by Dr. Marlene Daut will examine the far-reaching impact of the Haitian Revolution.

Celebrate the legacy of Haiti and its enduring role in shaping global struggles for freedom and justice.

Free and open to the public.

Lunch will be...

QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY – LITERARY THURSDAY

6-7 PM ET

Virtual author talk with Marlene L. Daut, author of The First and Last King of Haiti, at Queens Public Library

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Event Details

Haitian Flag Day Celebration with special guest scholar Marlene L. Daut, professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University and author of The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe.

In The First and Last King of Haiti, Daut explores the fascinating life of Haiti’s only king while delving into the complex history of the 19th-century Caribbean monarchy.

Local artists will also perform.

Snacks will be served.

South End...

On Friday, May 16, from 2:30-3:30 PM, Marlene Daut discusses her book The First and Last King of Haiti online with Gregory Pierrot.

Register here:

https://southalabama.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIuc-uurz4vH9InAy4rRHSGNSK8brmw9nwv#/registration

Porter Square Books is excited to welcome author Marlene Daut to discuss her book, The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe. Dr. Régine Michelle Jean-Charles will join Daut in conversation. This event will take place on Wednesday, May 14 at 7pm at Porter Square Books (1815 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140).

Our Cambridge store offers validated parking in the lot on Roseland St. behind Lesley's University Hall. See parking details below.

RSVP below to let us...

Friday, May 2

2025 Haitian Heritage Conference

Join us as we discuss the 1825 Indemnity imposed on Haiti by France 200 years ago. We will explore the possibilities for reparative justice.

For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-haitian-heritage-conference-tickets-1312168644739

Global France Seminar (MIT)

A discussion on Professor Marlene Daut’s new book The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe.

April 30, 2025

4:00pm

E51-095

Join in a book event with Marlene L. Daut on “The First and Last King of Haiti.”

BOOK EVENT DETAILS

4/4/2025

PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM

251 BENEFIT ST

PROVIDENCE, RI 02903-2709

About the Author:

MARLENE DAUT is Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University. She teaches courses in anglophone, francophone Caribbean, African American, and French Colonial and historical studies. She has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Nation, Essence, and Harper’s Bazaar. She lives...

Event time:

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - 3:30pm

Location:

HQ 136 See map

Event description:

Marlene Daut will present her latest book, The First and Last King of Haiti:The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe, in conversation with Pierre Saint-Amand.

The essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti.

Henry Christophe is one of the most richly complex figures in the history of the Americas, and was, in his time, popular and famous the world over: in The First and Last...

Wed, Mar 26 |

Haiti Cultural Exchange

Join us to celebrate the publication of "The First and Last King of Haiti;" a riveting story of not only geopolitical clashes on a grand scale but also of friendship and loyalty, treachery and betrayal, heroism and strife in an era of revolutionary upheaval.

RSVP here: https://www.cafeconlibrosbk.com/event-info/marlene-l-daut-author-of-the-first-and-last-king-of-haiti-in-dialogue-with-kaiama-glover

Time & Location

Mar 26, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Haiti...

Vanderbilt University’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX) invites students, faculty, and the greater Nashville community to join in the celebration of the first-ever Caribbean Week from March 24 to March 29, 2025. This landmark event promises a dynamic series of discussions, cultural activities, and community-building opportunities highlighting the rich heritage, history, and contemporary issues of the Caribbean and its diaspora.

Caribbean Week is designed to...

The Center for the Humanities, along with colleagues from the University of Miami, would like to invite you to attend the public lecture, “Henry Christophe: King in a World of Kings” by Marlene Daut, Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University. This program is the final of the academic year for the Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities Lecture Series.

Slave. Revolutionary. King. Taken together, these words describe only one man: Henry...

Join author and Yale professor Marlene Daut for a discussion on her new book, The First and Last King of Haiti. This essential biography explores the complex life of Henry Christophe—rebel, ruler, and Haiti’s only king. Don’t miss this chance to dive into history with an award-winning scholar at 6 pm on Thursday, March 16 at the Ives Main Library!

Learn more here: https://nhfpl.libcal.com/event/14114662