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Jacques Pierre

Lecturing Fellow of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Campus Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708
08 Language Center, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours Wednesday and Friday:12:30 pm to 1:30 pm and by appointment (Languages 08)  

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Ayiti: History, Language, Music, Food, and Arts · October 25, 2018 Invited Talk Northern High School, Durham, North Carolina
The Role of Haitian Creole in Haitian Studies - Enduring Questions, New Methods: Haitian Studies in the 21st Century · April 12, 2018 Invited Talk Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies. University of Virginia, University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia
An nou kreye plis espas pou lang nou an nan mond lan - Selebrasyon Jounen Entènasyonal Kreyòl · October 28, 2017 Keynote/Named Lecture Haitian American Foundation for Educational and Cultural Exchange (HAFECE). Brooklyn College, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York

Jounen sa a se pou selebre presans lang kreyòl ayisyen an mond akademik etazinyen an. An menm tan, se okazyon pou tout moun (kreyolis, lengwis, edikatè) ki enterese nan demen lang lan pou makonnen fòs yo ansanm pou defini bonjan estrateji pou pouse l pi devan. Konferans lan te chita sou tout pwen sa yo.

Kreyòl ayisyen ak dwa lengwistik tout Ayisyen: Haitian Creole and Linguistics Rights · March 14, 2017 Invited Talk Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures & Cultures. University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas
The Duke University Haiti Lab: Its Structure, Mission, & Achievements - The Art of Translation: Poetics, Politics, Practice · March 9, 2015 Invited Talk Lewis Global Studies Center, Smith College, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
The Status of Translation in the Haitian Diglossic Situation - The Art of Translation: Poetics, Politics, Practice · March 9, 2015 Invited Talk Department of French Studies. Smith College, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
Vers la mise en place d’une politique de traduction en Haïti · November 24, 2014 Invited Talk Faculté de Linguistique Appliquée, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Enpòtans kolokasyon genyen nan yon lang pou byen chita leksèm yo nan yon travay leksikografik · November 12, 2014 International Meeting or Conference Faculté d'Éthnologie, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Journey through Haiti: History, Tourism, Food, Sports, and Arts · November 12, 2013 Invited Talk Burton Magnet Elementary School, Durham, North Carolina
The Politics of Language and Haitian Creole Literature - Haitian Summer Intitute · July 28, 2013 Invited Talk Latin American and Caribbean Center. Florida International University, Florida International University
Social and Linguistic Perspectives on Haitian Creole · February 7, 2013 Invited Talk Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill, University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill
Teaching some Aspects of Haitian Culture through Haitian Proverbs - National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages 18th Conference · April 11, 2012 International Meeting or Conference National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Madison
An nou brase lide pou n mete yon politik tradiksyon sou pye nan peyi a - Colloque sur la création d’une académie créole · October 27, 2011 International Meeting or Conference Rectorat de l'Université d'État d'Haïti, Port-au-Prince, Haïti

Prezantasyon sa a te fèt nan kad pou pale sou travay Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen an pral gen pou l fè pou rive fè lang kreyòl la jwe wòl li tout bon vre nan sosyete ayisyen an.

Bridging the Gap between Monolinguals and Bilinguals Haitian Speakers through Translation - Haitian Studies Association 23rd Annual Conference · October 11, 2011 International Meeting or Conference Haitian Studies Association, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
Challenges Facing Translators when Translating into Haitian Creole · April 5, 2011 Invited Talk Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Kreyòl Translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence - The 22nd Annual Haitian Studies Association conference · November 13, 2010 International Meeting or Conference Haitian Studies Association, Brown University

Jacques Pierre presenting a Kreyòl translation of the Haitian Declaration of Independence at the 22nd Annual Haitian Studies Association conference.

La situation linguistique d’Haïti : mythes et réalités · May 25, 2010 Invited Talk Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio
Reconsidering the Roles of French and Haitian Creole in the Haitian School System · April 5, 2010 Invited Talk Department of Languages and Cultures. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
What Role Haitian Creole Should Play in the Reconstruction of Haiti? · March 24, 2010 Invited Talk Department of Romance Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Translating Materials into Haitian Creole: Why? How? For Whom? · January 10, 2008 Invited Talk Office of Haitian Affairs, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida Department of Education, Dade County Public Schools
Translating Haitian Creole: Mediating Language outside the Academy - Haitian Studies Association 18th Annual Conference · October 6, 2006 International Meeting or Conference Haitian Studies Association, University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


DukeEngage in Miami Program Director - Strengthening immigrant communities by promoting social and legal justice, and protecting prisoners’ rights · May 2018 - August 2020 Community Outreach DukeEngage , Miami, FL flag United States of America Empowering immigrant communities, with a focus on social justice, legal advocacy, human rights education and awareness, and policy implementation.