Haiti Projects
The Center for Black Studies Research has distinguished itself as the major Haitian studies center west of the Mississippi. The Center has published the Journal of Haitian Studies, the official publication of the Haitian Studies Association, since 1995. In 1997, thirteen scholars at UCSB for a colloquium on Haitian Vodou, "The Spirit and The Reality: Vodou and Haiti." At the end of the conference, these scholars decided to institutionalize their efforts through a new association under the name, the Congress of Santa Barbara—KOSANBA. The Center is a partner in the production of Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy, a forthcoming documentary by award-winning filmmaker Renée Bergan and Mark Schuller of Tèt Ansam productions.
Journal of Haitian Studies
The only interdisciplinary refereed journal devoted to research and scholarship on the history, politics, and culture of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora
Divine Haiti
A guide to the Lwa of Haitian Vodou, illustrated with paintings by Hërsza Barjon
KOSANBA (the Congress of Santa Barbara)
A scholarly association for the study of Haitian Vodou, founded at and hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research
Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy
Poto Mitan interviews severalinspiring Haitian women who are leading their communities in the struggle against poverty and globalization
