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

  • 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

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

  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. 1 2 "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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