Haiti Marks 150th Anniversary of Jean Price-Mars' Birth
Officials commemorate the influential intellectual whose work on elites and identity remains relevant, according to Le Nouvelliste.
Haitian institutions commemorated the 150th anniversary of the birth of intellectual Jean Price-Mars this past Friday, according to an editorial published by Le Nouvelliste. The event was marked by the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP), the Haitian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (CNHCU), and the National Agency for Higher Education and Scientific Research (ANESRS). The commemoration offered an occasion to revisit the thought of Price-Mars, who left behind several major works, including 'Ainsi parla l'oncle' (So Spoke the Uncle) and 'La vocation de l'élite' (The Vocation of the Elite). According to the outlet, these works remain pertinent to Haiti's current context. The editorial framed Price-Mars' call to the nation's elites as still resonant amid present-day challenges. Full details of the commemorative activities were not provided in the available excerpt. Le Nouvelliste published the piece in its editorial section.