The panel Professor Dalleo organized for the 2017 Modern Language Association convention, “Caribbean Specters in 1920s Harlem,” has been selected for the conference’s presidential theme. Dalleo will be presenting material about Eric Walrond from my new book, American Imperialism’s Undead: The Occupation of Haiti and the Rise of Caribbean Anticolonialism. He will be joined by Vanessa Valdes, Imani Owens, and James Davis, who will present papers on Arturo Schomburg, Eulalie Spence, and Nella Larsen.
The panel takes place on Sunday, January 8, 2017, from noon to 1:15 pm in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, room 112A.