This blog is the product of the work of four contributors:

L. Virginie Belony (PhD, History, Université de Montréal) specializes in 20th-century Haitian history, particularly the Duvalier era (1957-1986) and issues of collective memory following periods of state-sponsored violence.

Yves Hyppolite (MA, Latin American Studies) is primarily interested in radicalism in Haiti, labor, and social movements. He also has a keen interest in the pre-Columbian/Early Colonial period in the Caribbean.

Falina E. Polynice (MA in progress; B.A., Sociology, Concordia University) is researching dynamics influencing the educational trajectories of second-generation Haitian youth in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). Falina is also interested in various questions affecting the lives of diasporic Haitian communities across the Americas and serves as a commentator on current affairs.

David Desrosiers (MA, History, McGill University) focuses on questions relating to the US Occupation of Haiti (1915-1934), the railway system in Haiti, and financial relations between Haiti and Cuba during the first half of the 20th century. David is also working on a biography of the Haitian political leader Rosalvo Bobo.