Welcome to La Nouvelle Ronde: A Haitian History blog, a space dedicated to discussions on Haiti’s history. From the pre-colonial era to the second Aristide term, this blog seeks to explore different facets of Haiti’s complex and multilayered history. As history does not exist in a vacuum, we also hope to provide momentary commentary on current affairs or redirect our readers to appropriate specialists.

Why this blog?

In the past three decades, academic attention to Haiti and its history has flourished across the globe, notably in the United States where the field of Haitian Studies has gained significant visibility. This is exciting news for those interested in serious investigations of Haiti’s past. Our main goal is to help disseminate the large body of scholarship dealing with Haiti and, at times, provide our own analysis of numerous topics. We hope to make this website an accessible resource for both junior and more advanced researchers, as well as for the general public, by providing various reference tools. More importantly, we wish to share our passion for Haiti with our readers.

For inquiries, feel free to contact us.