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The Sea is History: Moun Kanntè, Yoleros, Balseros, Boteros 
A Symposium on Human Dispersion in the Caribbean 

Thursday, April 16, 2009 
2:00 – 5:30 PM 
John Hope Franklin Center for International Interdisciplinary Studies, 
Room 240 

"Exile and Remembrance: Haitian Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié and Prof. 
Laurent Dubois (Duke) In Conversation" 

"(Dis)Placements, Entanglements, Mo(ve)ments: Issues of Citizenship & 
Citizenness" 
Michaeline Crichlow, Professor of African & African American Studies, Duke 

"Under the Jurisdiction of La Sirène: The Underwater World in Turner, 
Dessalines, & Haitian Painting" 
Deborah Jenson, Professor of Romance Studies, Duke University 

"Sea Exodus and Alternative Political Imaginaries: 1960-2008" 
Holly Ackerman, PhD, Perkins Library, Duke University 

Exhibition opening follows program at 5:30 PM (see below). 

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The Sea is History - Moun Kantè, Yoleros, Balseros, Boteros 
An Exhibition on Human Dispersion in the Caribbean Sea 

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 16, 5:30 PM 
John Hope Franklin Center for International & Interdisciplinary Studies, 
First Floor Gallery 

Curated by Holly Ackerman, PhD, Librarian for Latin American and Iberian 
Studies and 2008-09 Library Fellow, Franklin Humanities Institute Annual 
Seminar, Alternative Political Imaginaries