Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
Patrick Bellegarde-Smith is a professor emeritus of Africology at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Bellegarde-Smith is an associate editor of the Journal of Haitian Studies and former president of the Haitian Studies Association and the Congress of Santa Barbara (KOSANBA), a scholarly association for the study of Vodou and other African-derived religions.[1]
Education
He earned his PhD in international relations from American University and he holds degrees in comparative politics and history.[1]
Family
Bellegarde-Smith is the grandson of the Haitian diplomat Dantès Bellegarde.[2] Bellegarde-Smith is an houngan, or Vodou priest.
Books
- In the Shadow of Powers: Dantès Bellegarde in Haitian Social Thought (1985)[3][4]
- Haiti: The Breached Citadel (1990) (Second Edition 2004)[5][6]
- Fragments of Bone: Neo-African Religions in a New World (Editor) (2005)
- Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, and Reality (Co-editor with Claudine Michel) (2006)[7][8]
- Invisible Powers: Vodou and Development in Haiti (Co-editor with Claudine Michel) (2006)
References
- ^ "Biography". University of Milwaukee Department of Africology. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Joseph, Celucien. ""Haiti Then and Now" Interviews Professor Patrick Bellegarde-Smith". Haiti Then and Now. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Joseph, Celucien L. (2020), Review of Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick, In the Shadow of Powers: Dantes Bellegarde in Haitian Social Thought, H-Haiti, H-Review, retrieved 2026-01-30
- ^ Lacerte, Robert K. (1987). "In the Shadow of Powers: Dantes Bellegarde in Haitian Social Thought. By Patrick Bellegarde-Smith. (Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press International, Inc., 1985. Pp. xviii, 244. Illustration. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $18.00.)". The Americas. 43 (4): 501–502. doi:10.2307/1007198. ISSN 0003-1615.
- ^ Asante, Molefi Kete (1993). "Book Reviews : Haiti: The Breached Citadel. By Patrick Bellegarde-Smith. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1990". Journal of Black Studies. 24 (2): 237–238. doi:10.1177/002193479302400209. ISSN 0021-9347.
- ^ Plummer, Gayle (1992). "Review of Haiti: The Breached Citadel". The Americas. 48 (3): 436–438. doi:10.2307/1007256. ISSN 0003-1615.
- ^ Clark, Mary Ann (2010-05-01). "Review: Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth and Reality , by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and Claudine Michel". Nova Religio. 13 (4): 118–119. doi:10.1525/nr.2010.13.4.118. ISSN 1092-6690.
- ^ Rey, T. (2008-10-19). "Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, and Reality. Edited by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and Claudine Michel". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 76 (4): 1036–1039. doi:10.1093/jaarel/lfn080. ISSN 0002-7189.
- https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/focus/20240414/jeffrey-sommers-and-patrick-bellegarde-smith-haitis-disorder-result-elite
- https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39518-haiti-diaspora-canada220th-of-the-flag-invitation-from-the-embassy-of-haiti-upon-reservation.html
- Patrick Bellegarde-Smith. Baker & Taylor Author Biographies. January 2000:1. Accessed August 12, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=49289593&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site