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Haiti & Brown

Long before the January 2010 earthquake, Brown has had a special interest in Haiti. Our medical school and many of our academic departments have longstanding connections with the country, and our libraries house the largest collection of Haiti-related materials outside of Haiti itself.  Brown also has ties with a number of organizations that engage in relief work in Haiti.

Since the earthquake, Brown doctors and medical students have traveled to Haiti frequently, and faculty and undergraduate students in a range of disciplines have hosted a variety of Haiti-centric events. The selection of Danticat’s The Dew Breaker for this year’s first reading reflects Brown’s intention to make this the year of Haiti at Brown.
Click on the links below to learn more about Brown’s multifaceted involvement with Haiti.

Professors

Some of the professors and lecturers at Brown who have teaching and research related to Haiti are listed below.

Culture, hISTORY, Literature, and Politics

  • Barrymore A. Bogues, PhD
  • Patrick Sylvain, EdM

Geological Sciences

  • Karen Fischer, PhD
  • Terry Tullis, PhD

Medicine

  • Amos Charles, MD
  • Timothy Empkie, MD, MPH
  • Tim Flanigan, MD
  • Stephen Sullivan, MD
  • Helena O. Taylor, MD

Courses offered in Fall 2010

The courses below focus on Haiti and topics relevant to The Dew Breaker.  Use Brown’s Course Scheduler to search for courses by department, instructor, or topic.

Departments

These departments have connections to Haiti.

Events Related to Haiti

Projects founded by Brown graduates, or with ties to Alpert Medical School

John Carter Brown Library

The John Carter Brown Library has an epic number of extremely old & rare books relating to the Haitian revolution and early Haitian history. View their holdings here. The library is located on the Main Green.

University Library Resource Guides

The Library Resource Guides contain relevant links to books, websites, journals, and data. Course guides relevant to Haiti and The Dew Breaker are listed below. Course guides are useful when researching or if you are looking for information for class.  For more ways to enhance and quicken your research, check the Library FAQs.

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