Folklore 102: Call and Response Traditions
Before a folktale begins, a storyteller often opens with a call — and the audience answers back. This call-and-response tradition […] Read More
Folklore 103: Krik? Krak!
When we tire kont, tell stories, there is a simple starter question. Krik? And the room should enthusiastically answer: KRAK! […] Read More
Folklore 105: Lodyans (Humor, Performance, and Social Critique)
Lodyans: Humor, Commentary, and the Art of Telling the Truth Sideways Lodyans is a uniquely Haitian literary and oral storytelling […] Read More
FOOD 101: Introduction FROM SOIL TO TABLE
As with everything in Haiti, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Because food is deeply cultural it tells […] Read More
Food 102: FOOD WE GROW
Haiti Grows Food. A Lot of Different Food. When people hear about food in Haiti, the conversation often begins with […] Read More
FOOD 103: FOOD WE SELL
The Food Has Been Grown. Now, How Does It Get Around? In our last class, we left you with a […] Read More
Food 104: FOOD WE MAKE
Food Is Never Just Something We Eat So far, we’ve grown the food. We’ve followed it through markets and into […] Read More
FOOD 105: FOOD WE EAT
So, What’s Actually on the Plate? We’ve grown the food. We’ve moved it through markets. We’ve cooked it. Now, finally, […] Read More
FOOD 106: FOOD WE SHARE
There Is Always Food In Haiti, food is rarely only about the person eating. We share, and food can become […] Read More
Architecture 101: Introduction
With Haiti, rarely is anything ever simple Klas la nan sesyon. So of course Architecture is more than buildings. It […] Read More
Architecture 102: Lakou: Community, Land, and Shared Living
Lakou: Community, Land, and Shared Living Klas nan sesyon. Painting Credit: Vodou Ceremony in a Lakou (Seremoni Vodou nan yon […] Read More
Architecture 103: Traditional Building Systems
Building with the Land, Climate, and Community Klas la nan sesyon. Long before concrete blocks became a dominant building material […] Read More
Architecture 104: Architecture and Identity
What Our Built Environment Says Klas nan sesyon. Architecture helps tell us who we are. The houses we admire, the […] Read More
Architecture105: Gingerbread Houses
Haiti’s Ornate Architecture of Air, Light, and Adaptation Klas la nan sesyon. Among the most iconic forms of Haitian architecture […] Read More
Architecture 106: Revolutionary Fortresses
Citadels & Revolutionary Architecture- Fortresses of Freedom and Black Sovereignty Klas nan sesyon. After Haiti won its independence in 1804, […] Read More
