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Ann Pale Kreyòl is copyright the Indiana University Creole Institute, with permission for use granted by its director and senior author, Prof. Albert Valdman. Downloads are available from the Institute for:

Session	Topic	Reading
1	Introduction
2	Conquest, Colonization and Slavery	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 1 Mintz, The Caribbean as a Socio-Cultural Area, pp. 17-31
3		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 1 Mintz, The Caribbean as a Social-Cultural Area, pp. 32-42
4	Peasant Resistance	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 2 Mintz, From Plantations to Peasantries, pp. 1-15, 20-22
5	Peasant Economic and Moral Strategies	Carnegie, Strategic Flexibility in the West Indies (preview)
6	French Subjects, Creole Others	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 2 Degraff, "Creole Exceptionalism and the (Mis)Education of the Creole Speaker" (preview)
7		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 3 Valdman, The Linguistic Situation of Haiti
8		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 3 Laforest, Homelands in The Butterfly’s Way
9		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 4 Chamoiseau, School Days: preface, pp. vii-ix, "Longing" pp. 9-51 (preview)
10		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 4 Chamoiseau, School Days, pp. 51-93
11		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 5 Chamoiseau, School Days, pp. 94-end
12	Discussion of Film	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 5
13	“Development” and the Exodus of People	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 6 Richman, Migration and Voodoo: Chapter 2 "Migration, Remittances and Development"
14		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 6 Richman, Migration and Voodoo, Chapter 2 "Migration, Remittances and Development"
15		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 7 Richman, A Lavalas at Home/A Lavalas for Home
16	Midterm Exam: Part 1, Creole Language
17	Midterm Exam: Part 2, Haitian Culture
MID-TERM BREAK
18	Migrants and Spirits at Home and Abroad	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 8 Brown, Mama Lola , pp. 1-20, 344-356 (preview)
19		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 8 Brown, Mama Lola, pp. 21-34, 79-92, 141-154 (preview)
20		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 9 Brown, Mama Lola, pp. 203-240 (preview)
21		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 9 Brown, Mama Lola, pp. 241-170
22		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 10 Brown, Mama Lola, pp. 271-311
23		Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 10 Brown, Mama Lola, pp. 312-344, 364-381
24	Review and Discussion	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 11
25	Review and Discussion	Valdman, Albert. Ann Pale Kreyòl, Leson 11
26	Final Review
27	Final Exam: Part 1, Creole Language
28	Final Exam: Part 2, Haitian Culture

Cite/attribute Resource. Richman, K. (Jan 30, 2008). Readings. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/latino-studies/creole-language-and-culture/readings.

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