The Haiti Exception

This collection of essays considers the means and extent ofHaiti’s ‘exceptionalization’ – its perception in multiple arenas asdefinitively unique with respect not only to the countries of the NorthAtlantic, but also to the rest of the Americas. Painted as repulsive andattractive, abject and resilient, singular and exemplary, Haiti has long beenframed discursively by an extraordinary epistemological ambivalence. Thisnation has served at once as cautionary tale, model for humanitarian aid anddevel