CFP: Vodou: I Remember

H-Caribbean CFP: Vodou: I Remember

Discussion published by Celucien Joseph on Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Call for Book Chapters

Vodou: I Remember

The Idea of Vodou in Haitian Thought, Literature, Music, and Art edited by Celucien L. Joseph and Nixon S. Cleophat

Deadline: May 23, 3014

Greetings,

Throughout Haitian history—from 18th century colonial Saint-Domingue to 21st century postcolonial Haiti—it can be said that the Afro-Haitian Religion of Vodou has been represented as an “unsettling faith” and even a “cultural paradox,” as expressed in Haitian literature, thought, law, politics, painting, music, and Haitian art. An “idea” of Vodou has emerged from each of these cultural symbols and representations, and intellectual expressions. The Vodouist discourse not only pervades every aspect of the Haitian life and experience, it has had a momentous impact on the evolution of Haitian intellectual, aesthetic, and literary imagination as well as on Haitian theological discourse. In addition, with the emergence of and great interest in Haitian studies in North America, the need to explore all dimensions of the Haitian life and writing, particularly of the Haitian religious experience in Vodou, is critical and important for current and future scholarship, as well as for students of culture, history, and religion.

Consequently, we would like to invite interested scholars and writers to contribute a book chapter to a new volume tentatively calledVodou: I Remember: The Idea of Vodou in Haitian Thought, Literature, Music, and Art. This project is interdisciplinary both in nature and content. The goal is to explore how Haitian writers, artists, cultural critics, intellectuals, and theologians have imagined and engaged the Vodou religion and spirituality, and correspondingly, constructed their own ideas of the Afro-Haitian Religion. The emphasis of this volume is on “the idea and representation of Vodou.” The contributor should be mindful of the cultural, socio-economic, and political context which gave birth to different visions and ideas of Vodou. The book is divided in four parts as follows: Part I: Vodou and Haitian intellectuals and cultural critics, Part II: Vodou and Haitian Women, Part III: Vodou and Haitian Theologians, and Part IV: Vodou and Haitian art, painting, (folkloric) dance, and music (mizik rasin ["roots music"]).

If you would like to contribute to this important volume, along with your CV, please submit a 300 word abstract by May 23, 2014, to [email protected] or [email protected]

Successful applicants will be notified before the end of June. We are looking for original and unpublished essays for this book.

Potential topics to be addressed include (but are not limited to) the following:

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Vodou: I Remember

The Idea of Vodou in Haitian Thought, Literature, Music, and Art edited by Celucien L. Joseph and Nixon S. Cleophat

Part I Vodou and Haitian intellectuals and Cultural Critics

Jean Price-Mars Jacques Roumain Dantes Bellegarde Justin Chrysostome (J.C.) Dorsainvil François Duvalier Louis Diaquoi Lorimer Denis Carl Brouard Jacques Stephen Alexis Milo Rigaud René Dépestre Frankétienne (Franck Étienne) Max Beauvoir Patrick Bellegarde-Smith Félix Morisseau-Leroy Lyonel Trouillot Dany Laferrière etc.

Part II Vodou and Haitian Women

Marie Vieux-Chauvet Paulette Poujol Oriol Gertrude Florentine Félicitée Ida (Ida Faubert) Carole Demesmin Claudine Michel Edwidge Danticat Myriam J.A. Chancy Évelyne Trouillot Mimerose Beaubrun Rachel Beauvoir-Dominique etc.

Part II Vodou and Haitian Theologians

Jean-Bertrand Aristide Gérard Jean-Juste Laënnec Hurbon Fritz Fontus Jules Casséus Jean Fils Aimé etc.

Part IV: Vodou and Haitian arts, painting, (folkloric) dance, and (roots) music

Boukman Eksperyans Boukan Ginen WAWA Rasin Kanga RAM Ayibobo Simbi Hector Hyppolite Pierrot Barra Georges Liautaud Andre Pierre Jean-Léon Destiné Conelia Shutt (“Ti Corn”) Carole Demesmin Emeline Michel Farah Juste Marie Clotilde (“Toto Bisainthe”) etc.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Celucien L. Joseph, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of English, Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

Nixon S. Cleophat, Ph.D (c)

Columbia University, New York, New York