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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