Left of Black S2:E19 | A History of Haiti and the Legacy of Violence in Jamaica with Laurent Dubois and Deborah Thomas

Left of Black S2:E19 | February 13, 2012
A History of Haiti andthe Legacy of Violence in Jamaica with Laurent Dubois and Deborah Thomas
Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined in-studio byLaurent Dubois, the Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies andHistory at Duke University   A co-director of the Haiti Lab at the Franklin HumanitiesInstitute ,  Dubois discusses hisnew book Haiti: The Aftershocks of History (Metropolitan Books).  Dubois gives historical context to thelongstanding relationship between the U.S. and Haiti.  Also the author of SoccerEmpire: The World Cup and the Future of France , Dubois also talksabout how he uses athletics as a gateway into political and culturalengagement. Later, Neal is joined via Skype© by University ofPennsylvania professor of anthropology DeborahThomas.   The author of
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