Black Feminist Worldmaking Symposium
Join the Africana Studies program on February 2, 2024 for the third annual bell hooks symposium: “Black Feminist Worldmaking” from 10:00am-5:00pm at East Village 17 (291 Saint Botolph Street, Boston MA)! Featured Speakers include: Dr. Regine Jean-Charles (Northeastern University), Dr. Catherine Knight Steele (University of Maryland), Dr. Sherri Williams (American University), Dr. Nicole Aljoe (Northeastern University), Dr. Tiera Tanksley (University of California Los Angeles), Jaidan Inniss (Northeastern University), Dr. Chamara Moore (City University of New York), Dr. Sheila Winborne (Northeastern University), Dr. Ashleigh Greene Wade (University of Virginia), Samhar Khalfani (University of Minnesota). Featuring an artist reflection from our Inaugural Distinguished Scholar-In-Residence Dr. Ashon Crawley!
Congratulations Dr. Régine: Looking for Other Worlds Awarded Honorable Mention for the James Russell Lowell Prize
Looking for Other Worlds receives Honorable Mention for the 54th Annual James Russell Lowell Prize by the Modern Language Association!
The Caribbeanists at Yale present: Looking for Other Worlds, a Conversation with Dr. Régine Michelle Jean-Charles
Professor Jean-Charles will in conversation with Yale’s Kaiama L. Glover to discuss her recent monograph and its place within her broader research and activist work on Haiti and the Black francophone world.
Dr. Régine named College of Charleston Inaugural Women's & Gender Studies Scholar-in-Residence
Join Dr. Régine at the College of Charleston as the Inaugural Women’s and Gender Studies Scholar in Residence from Sept. 25-27th.
Association of Caribbean Women Writers & Scholars 2023 Conference
Join Dr. Régine for the biennial ACWWS conference in honor of Eulalia Bernard Little. This year’s conference theme “Caribbean Feminisms: Genealogies and Geographies of Resistance” addresses this emphasis through its deliberate engagement with the fundamental concerns of womanism and the continuum of feminisms that have historically resisted diverse mechanisms of marginalization—particularly as it relates to how theories and practices resistance manifest in the unique histories and experiences of women from the region.
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Enduring Blackness: A Decade of Black Portraiture[s]: PARIS 2012-2023
The anniversary event of Enduring Blackness will examine the historicity and rich panoply of black imagery and their articulations in important aesthetic conventions within European and global art forms. It will also trace the resounding resonance of the African diaspora in performative, literary and academic media – from film, music and opera, to sculpture, scholarship, painting and photography, to architecture, textile arts and fashion - like these modes of expression are committed to various audiences and commons. Additionally, it will examine the history and politics of black artistic and curatorial advocacy. Through broad conversations about the black body (and body politic) imagery in the West and around the world, the tenth anniversary of Black Portraiture[s] promises to continue its legacy of innovation in the fields of art, African studies , history and critical culture.
"Haitian Women's Political Thought" panel - Stanford University's third annual Caribbean Studies Symposium
Join Dr. Régine on May 18th for Stanford University’s third annual Caribbean Studies Symposium. She will present a thought-provoking talk on Haitian Women’s Political Thought alongside scholars Grace Sanders Johnson and Bianca Deng, moderated by Fatoumata Seck.
Haitian Women and the Uses of Literature- Book Talk at Dartmouth College
Join Dr. Règine at Dartmouth College for the two-night event “Haitian Women and the Uses of Literature” presented by the Dartmouth College Department of French & Italian. Tuesday, May 16th she will discuss her newest book Looking for Other Worlds: Black Feminism and Haitian Fiction alongside Dr. Nadève Ménard, author of Lyonel Trouillot, Les Enfants des héros: études critique. Wednesday, May 17th Dr. Régine will take part in a round table discussion with featured guest Évelyne Trouillot, author of Les Jumelles de la rue Nicolas and Dr. Nadève Ménard.
Black Pulsations Lecture Series at Stony Brook University
This talk highlights the importance of grandmothers and grandmother figures in Black Feminist theorizing while simultaneously elaborating an ethic of care that extends to analyses of literary and visual culture.
Looking for Other Worlds: Black Feminism and Haitian Fiction-Book Talk at Columbia University
Join Régine Michelle Jean-Charles at Columbia University in a talk with the Black Studies colloquium on her recent book, “Looking for Other Worlds: Black Feminism and Haitian Fiction.” During the talk, she will explore how a Black feminist ethic of care influences the work of three contemporary Haitian authors, Yanick Lahens, Kettly Mars and Évelyne Trouillot.
Black: Here and Now- CHI Fellows Symposium at Amherst College
Join Dr. Régine Jean-Charles for a panel presentation at the “Black:Here and Now” symposium host by the Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Amherst College.
“Black: Here and Now” invites interdisciplinary engagement with various forms of Black life and cultural expression. Bringing together visual artists and scholars from Philosophy, Black Studies, and visual and literary studies, this conference examines the significance of Blackness in identity, art, music, and time-based media.
The symposium explores a range of questions: What are the relationships between the histories of imperialism, enslavement, and global representations of Blackness? What does putting Afro-Latinidad in conversation with the post-soul/post-black concept reveal about the meaning of Blackness in the contemporary moment? How do forms of black visual culture challenge what we perceive to be legitimate forms of knowledge?
Women's History Month Book Talk, Looking for Other Worlds at Frugal Bookstore
Join Dr. Régine Michelle Jean-Charles for a sit-down conversation with City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee, Louijeune on her recent book, “Looking for Other Worlds: Black Feminism and Haitian Fiction.”
An Ethic of Care: Black Feminism and Haitian Fiction
Join Régine Michelle Jean-Charles for a discussion of her recent book, “Looking for Other Worlds: Black Feminism and Haitian Fiction.” During the talk, she will explore how a Black feminist ethic of care influences the work of three contemporary Haitian authors, Yanick Lahens, Kettly Mars and Évelyne Trouillot.
Join us in person, or watch the live stream. For more information, email Mercedes Baillargeon or visit the FAHSS Speaker Series uml.edu/fahss-speaker-series.
Black Feminism, Black Freedom Symposium
Join the Africana Studies Program on February 3rd, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for our Black Feminism, Black Freedom Event in East Village 17 (291 St Botolph St, Boston, MA 02115)! Speakers include Demita Frazier, Dr. Jovonna Jones, Asia Potts, Dr. Kabria Baumgartner, Dr. Layla Brown, Dr. AK Wright, Jenia Browne, Dr. Annette Joseph Gabriel, Lorgia Garcia Peña, Dr. Salamishah Tillet, Dr. Kevin Quahie, Dr. Meredith Clark, and Dr. Régine Jean-Charles.
Raising Consciousness and Building the Future Now
Join us for the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
We welcome Dr. Regine Michelle Jean Charles of Northeastern University, author of ‘Martin Luther King and the Trumpet of Conscience Today’. She will offer a compelling vision for ending racism, mass incarceration, and sexual violence informed by Dr. King’s final writing.
24th Annual Haitian Independence Day
Commemorating the 219th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Haiti’s Independence.
FREDA: A Film Screening & Discussion with the Director
FREDA is a Haitian film that follows the life of a young woman challenged with the difficult choice to either leave her home or seek change within it. After the screening, the Director of Africana Studies, Dr. Régine Jean-Charles, will be in conversation with the Director of the film, Gessica Généus.