Claudine Michel is the editor of the Journal of Haitian Studies[1] and a professor emerita[2] of Black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[3] Michel is the Director of the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research. She is a Haitian native and practitioner of Haitian Vodou,[3] and has done much in the field of Haitian studies.[4]

Michel believes that aid after the 2010 Haiti earthquake is too top-to-bottom, resulting in Haiti "losing [its] soul".[5]

Works edit

  • Etude Comparative des Théories du Dévelopement de l'Enfant (DeBoeck/Université, Bruxelles/Paris, 1994). Co-author.
  • Aspects Moraux et Educatifs du Vodou Haitien (Le Natal, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1995)
  • Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, and Reality (Indiana University Press, 2006). Co-author.
  • Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture: Invisible Powers" (2006). Written by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, edited by Michel.[6]
  • Offerings: Continuity and Transformation in Haitian Vodou (Oxford Press)

Awards and honors edit

The Claudine Michel Fund at UC Santa Barbara was created in her honor, and awards "diverse faculty, staff and/or students".[7]

Michel received the Haitian Studies Association Service Award in 2008, particularly for her work as editor of the Journal of Haitian Studies.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Editorial Board | Haitian Studies". engagedscholarship.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  2. ^ "Claudine Michel | Department of Feminist Studies - UC Santa Barbara". www.femst.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  3. ^ a b "10 minutes with ... Claudine Michel". Religion News Service. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  4. ^ "Claudine Michel Receives Award from Haitian Studies Association | Department of Black Studies - UC Santa Barbara". www.blackstudies.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  5. ^ Rothbard |, Sarah (2012-11-15). "Are We All Wyclef Jean? | The Takeaway". Zócalo Public Square. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  6. ^ "Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture: Invisible Powers". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  7. ^ "UCSB Academic Initiatives - Home". academics.sa.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  8. ^ "Claudine Michel, Professor of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara and Director of the campus's Center for Black Studies Research, has received the Haitian Studies Association Service Award. | Division of Social Sciences - UC Santa Barbara". www.socialsciences.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

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