In Haiti, Vodou priests (houngans) and priestesses (mambos) use a wide variety of plant species to treat illnesses. About 20 plants are employed as a vermifuge–a medicine that expels intestinal worms.
A recent study screened 12 commonly-used plants used in Vodou treatments for intestinal parasites to detect their effectiveness against infective-stage larvae of a species of [...]
In honor of International Women’s Day, please join us for this upcoming event at the Elliott School of International Affairs:
Poto Mitan:
Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy
a film screening
a panel discussion following the film with:
Mark Schuller
Co-producer and Co-director of Poto Mitan; Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology,
City University of New York
Julie Meyer
Director, Lambi [...]
In organizing this panel, I reached out to many people who in turn connected me with yet others. Many of the people I contacted were in Haiti at the time, just returning from Haiti, or on their way there and therefore could not join the panel. Some with close connections to the island have been [...]
This list is intended to provide a guide to recent resources on culture and society in Haiti for people who wish to be better informed about the context in which the recent earthquake and its devastation are occurring. With apologies, most of the journal articles are not public access.
Furthermore, we really encourage everyone to visit [...]
