Haitian Creole (Kreyòl): A Revolutionary Language

05/11/2024 59 min
Haitian Creole (Kreyòl): A Revolutionary Language

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Episode Synopsis

Wynnie Lamour-Quansah is a lecturer of Haitian Creole at NYU, the founder and managing director of the Haitian Creole Language Institute of New York, and the co-founder of Jaden Timoun, a Haitian Creole language immersion program for children. Wynnie talks about her own experience with growing up and speaking Haitian Creole. She discusses the origins and revolutionary history of the language, its status today in Haiti, and the relationship between language, politics, and power. Haitian Creole Language Institute of New York: https://haitiancreoleinstitute.com/ Jaden Timoun: https://jadentimoun.com/ Haitian Creole at NYU: https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/clacs/languages/haitian-creole.html