Laurent Dubois, John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor of History & Principles of Democracy, Corcoran Department of History, and Co-Director for Academic Affairs, Democracy Initiative, University of Virginia Haiti is facing political uncertainty due to the assassination of the country’s president and the difficult recovery from a powerful earthquake. On this UVA Speaks podcast, Laurent Dubois, the John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor and co-director of the Democracy Initiative at the University of Virginia, explains the long history of Haiti and how that relates to the current political and humanitarian crises in the country. Learn about the slave revolt that led to the country’s founding and the “counter-plantation system” that some see as the foundation of Haitian culture. Professor Dubois explains many twists and turns of history that have led to challenges to the structure of democracy in Haiti that continue today. Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here. https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/ElqcoPAmseFf_fqcDK3MgSdJXXdPnYJ2JEEQPvjmqQ2ofxtMoJ0EIn7aDjkbZEiJBKDvjuS-FqhhhNbIzxxC3jq1sV0?loadFrom=SharedLink Laurent Dubois is the John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor in the History & Principles of Democracy in the Corcoran Department of History and the Co-Director for Academic Affairs in the Democracy Initiative at the University of Virginia. A specialist on the history and culture of the Atlantic world who studies the Caribbean (particularly Haiti), North America, and France.

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