Betraying the Revolution How the West and Haitian’s Elite Crushed the First Independent Black Republic

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  In Roundtable Session: Decolonial and Indigenous Educational Philosophies

Abstract

This paper critically examines the enduring legacies of colonialism and the continued impact of Western neocolonial and neoliberal policies on Haiti and other developing countries. Shifting away from longstanding Eurocentric analytical frameworks, this paper adopts alternative ideological and methodological lenses to expose and examine the deep-seated educational, economic, political, and cultural wounds Haitians have inherited from colonialism. Finally, it proposes alternative modes of resistance for systemic change.

Author

• Pierre W. Orelus, Fairfield University