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    2. Composing A Haitian Cultural Identity: Haitian Elites, African Ancestry, and Musical Discourse

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Largey,Michael (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Fall, 1994
    Published:
    Nashville, TN: Fisk University
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Black Music Research Journal
    Journal Title Details:
    14(2) : 99-118
    Notes:
    "Traces the history of Haitian classical or "learned" music from the eighteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century by examining the state's role as a patron to the arts, the development of the educational system, the call for a national Haitian music in the early twentieth century, and individual composer's biographies." (author)

    4. Haiti's Earthquake's Nickname and Some Women's Trauma

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Ulysse,Gina Athena (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2011-04
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism
    Journal Title Details:
    11(1) : 141-143
    Notes:
    Discusses the January 2010 earthquake that struck in Haiti, focusing on the name of Goudougoudou which Haitians have given the natural disaster. Topics include the onomatopoeic nature of the name which resembles the destruction of buildings, the psychological impact the earthquake has had on Haitian women, and Haiti's efforts to relieve the psychological trauma of the event for children.