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How Jonathan Demme Walked the Walk in Haiti - a reflection by Laura Wagner
May 5, 2017
Our colleague Laura Wagner recently published this reflection on Jonathan Demme's passion for Haiti and his friendship with the founder of Radio Haïti-Inter, Jean Dominique. Radio Haiti Lives was one of the first projects of the FSP, and the... more
The Possibility of a Public
April 7, 2017
On March 3, 2017, the Forum for Scholars and Publics hosted a conversation between Corey Robin and Jed Purdy about the purpose and promise of public intellectuals in the United States today. In this guest post, scholar/activist Peter Pihos reflects... more
Generous Listening
December 19, 2016
“You know how you’re not supposed to be thinking while the other person is talking, right?
A Musical Passage Across Time and Place
August 4, 2016
In Musical Passage: Voyage to 1688 Jamaica, historian Laurent Dubois, composer David K. Garner, and literary scholar Mary Caton Lingold tell the story of a travel document and provide recordings that interpret the fascinating music unexpectedly ... more
Forces of Change against Forces of Death: The Jean Rabel Massacre in the Radio Haiti Archives
July 22, 2016
In this blog entry, guest author Laura Wagner draws on documents and recordings from the Radio Haiti Archive to guide us through the tragic story of the Jean Rabel Massacre in northwest Haiti which began on July 23, 1987. Wagner, a scholar of... more
Crossing Borders: Experience, Scholarship, and Art
April 17, 2016
On March 30, 2016, the Forum for Scholars and Publics was privileged to host a discussion about the Dominican Republic and Haiti, featuring Évelyne Trouillot, Edward Paulino, and Samantha Galarza, and moderated by Duke doctoral student Nehanda... more
Talking About War, Veterans, and Society's Responsibility
April 3, 2016
On March 8, 2016, the Forum for Scholars and Publics hosted a panel discussion entitled, “Veterans Observed/Veterans Observing.” Panelists brought different frameworks and experiences to the table: Zoë Wool, a cultural anthropologist who recently... more
What is Brussels? Laurent Dubois puts terror attack in context.
March 23, 2016
Over the past couple of years, we've held several discussions at the Forum for Scholars and Publics about global terrorism.
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