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Erasing a Nation: Transgressing Humanitarian Aid in Post-Earthquake Haiti

Sun, Nov 16, 7:45 to 9:00am, Sheraton, Miramar-2

Abstract

United States imperialism in the international community has been a growing concern since the establishment of America as a global superpower. The rhetoric used in our society regarding the practice of spreading democracy, however, rarely addresses the tactics of imperialism as possibly resulting in human rights violations. Using Gloria Anzaldua’s notion of the mestiza consciousness, I argue that human rights violations occurred in post-Earthquake Haiti disguised via rhetoric of humanitarian aid. This paper deconstructs historical practices of American imperialism in Haiti and questions if the United States has the adaptive capacity to change the way it rethinks international nations.

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