Anselme Remy and the Anthropology of Liberation

Abstract

This chapter explores the life and work of Anselme Remy, focusing on his identity as a Haitian scholar and his effort to connect his research to improving the lives of his people. Remy has taught at Northeastern State University, Clark Atlanta, and Fisk universities as well as the University of the District of Columbia. He is currently a professor of sociology and anthropology at the State University of Haiti Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He has been on the front lines of social activism and politics in the Caribbean, the US, and Haiti, at times paying a high price for his commitment to social justice and grounded representations of peoples of African descent.