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In this episode of Contours: The Cambridge Literary Studies Hour, host Professor Ato Quayson explores the rich and complex history of Haitian literature. He is joined by the editors of A History of Haitian Literature, Marlene L. Daut and Kaiama L. Glover, who discuss the development of Haiti’s literary traditions from the post-revolutionary period through to contemporary diasporic writing.
Together, they reflect on how Haitian authors have shaped global literary conversations while engaging with questions of language, revolution, memory, and identity across more than two centuries of cultural production.
Read more about the book here:
cambridge.org/gb/universitypress/subjects/literature/african-and-caribbean-literature/history-haitian-literature?format=PB&isbn=9781009485159
In this episode of Contours: The Cambridge Literary Studies Hour, host Professor Ato Quayson explores the rich and complex history of Haitian literature. He is joined by the editors of A History of Haitian Literature, Marlene L. Daut and Kaiama L. Glover, who discuss the development of Haiti’s literary traditions from the post-revolutionary period through to contemporary diasporic writing.
Together, they reflect on how Haitian authors have shaped global literary conversations while engaging with questions of language, revolution, memory, and identity across more than two centuries of cultural production.
Read more about the book here:
cambridge.org/gb/universitypress/subjects/literature/african-and-caribbean-literature/history-haitian-literature?format=PB&isbn=9781009485159
