tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536157195893661148.post6451002696369442166..comments2023-11-18T08:48:47.220-05:00Comments on Tande: Teaching HaitiTandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07567933123749950247noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536157195893661148.post-72618848321469605282013-02-03T23:15:05.463-05:002013-02-03T23:15:05.463-05:00Thank you for your interesting post. When a book i...Thank you for your interesting post. When a book is good I find that my context as a reader falls away, and I am pulled into the world created by the author. When I have not quite left my world for that of the literature, I need more research and help. I have begun to read more about Haiti to get a running start. If too much is unfamiliar, suspending disbelief takes longer. Now I am ready to read, but I have to work on my French. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05848816608237300152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536157195893661148.post-25223733075421509932012-11-13T13:23:15.418-05:002012-11-13T13:23:15.418-05:00For those of you who are curious, the session went...For those of you who are curious, the session went really well. Unfortunately, Kate was unable to join us due to illness, but we had a really rich discussion after the presentations. And I was very impressed (as were others!) by Alyssa's syllabi! I might be tempted to steal them if I were a history prof :)Tandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567933123749950247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536157195893661148.post-57383572600989083622012-11-02T13:57:25.388-04:002012-11-02T13:57:25.388-04:00Thanks for responding, Alyssa, and sharing the pos...Thanks for responding, Alyssa, and sharing the post with your students. I hope you're going to bring all of this up in your talk next week. I'm excited for our panel and discussion! I imagine the different perspectives and approaches will make for a lively conversation. Tandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567933123749950247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536157195893661148.post-91221593090395948782012-11-01T20:38:56.170-04:002012-11-01T20:38:56.170-04:00Hi again Nadève, My students found your blog post ...Hi again Nadève, My students found your blog post fascinating. They thought about the differences between your context and theirs. They thought it would be really meaningful if they could know more about the authors they were reading, like your students do. One said that they got to meet Patrick Bellegarde-Smith during his visit here a few weeks ago, his writings were more meaningful. <br /><br />In general, they find it particularly fascinating to learn so much about Haiti's rich history when they had few ideas (let alone positive ones) about Haiti before. They've all been struck by how little Americans know about Haiti, and they feel very empowered to be learning more not only about Haiti but also about our own country's involvement in Haiti. They feel that studying Haiti has taught them not only about Haiti's "rich and diverse culture," but more about US foreign policy and other important issues. One of the things that has most affected them is understanding the difference between stereotypical ideas about "voodoo" and what Vodou itself is like. See you next week, and thanks for posting this in advance! AlyssaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536157195893661148.post-37502996555883196042012-10-31T22:43:14.781-04:002012-10-31T22:43:14.781-04:00Very interesting, Nadève! Thanks for posting some...Very interesting, Nadève! Thanks for posting some of the things you're planning to talk about next week. I'll show them to my students tomorrow so they can almost feel like they'll be there with us next week. I'll see if I have time in the next few days to post some of the things I'm thinking about discussing. Looking forward to our session! Alyssa Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com