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Adjunct Lecturer & Lab Research Assistant at @iubloomington | Founder of @haitiancreoleprogram | Linguist

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NEW | Featured on @wrtvnews today to touch on the crash course “Creole 4 Wellness” at @buindianapolis. This 14-hour cross cultural class will help staffers dismiss language gaps and engage in meaningful interactions with members of the Creole-speaking community in Indianapolis facing HIV challenges. BU Wellness is the largest Black AIDS-service organization in Indiana, and serves over 35% of Black people in the state living with SIDA (word for AIDS in Haitian Creole). Thanks to @wrtvnews’ @nicolegriffintv and Dave Franklin for facilitating this dialogue, @extraordinarilyunapologetic & BU team for help and participation. #Creole4Wellness by @websdercorneille

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💬 I recently appeared on Indiana’s @wish8news with @reynarevelletv, @dakaraiturnertv & #PhilSanchez to discuss the @haitiancreoleprogram, language trauma and bilingualism, and my term as Adjunct Lecturer of Haitian Creole Language and Haitian Studies at @iuclacs @hamiltonlugar @iubloomington. 🎥 Watch the full interview at Indianapolis-based media @wish8news ⬇️@globalvillageindy @mayorjoeforindy @creolenarratives @butlermfa @wlc.isu @sarahwithanf @ms_epierre @junior_mesamours @jeremywishtv by @websdercorneille

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Carried the responsibility to share Haiti’s Creole language, culture and history to these kids of Haitian descent born outside of their country of origin. It’s an honor and privilege. 🙏 Get the full story at Indianapolis-based media @mirrorindy. 📷 @jennajulyaugust/Mirror Indy by @websdercorneille

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Last week, I saw this sign at the University of Toronto's Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law— and "bilingually" whispered:Of course, yes! Ask @pbsc_epbc! Indeed it may even be essential if we are to survive. Lmao 😄. My Haitian fellows would have said: “Poze bon kesyon!” (Ask good questions) Absolument. Oh! Demandez à @pbsc_epbc! Cela pourrait même être essentiel à notre survie. Rires...😄. Mes compatriotes haïtien.nes auraient dit : “Poze bon kesyon!” (Posez de bonnes questions!)#A2J #AccessToJustice #AccèsÀLaJustice by @websdercorneille

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Please join us tonight @ 5pmET for a fascinating virtual panel discussion, where @haitiancreoleprogram Founder & Dir @websdercorneille will be debating the geopolitical implications of Haiti's elections for the Americas.This will be in collaboration w/ Western University anthropologist Greg Beckett, UVA political scientist Robert Fatton & Haiti Policy House Dir. Wolf Pamphile. This event is supported by @iuclacs Don't miss out! https://events.iu.edu/clacs/event/2274845-haitis-upcoming-elections-geopolitical by @websdercorneille

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Who ‘Owns’ Haiti's elections? Why does election in Haiti matter beyond its borders? What is at stake for the future of regional and global cooperation with the upcoming elections in Haiti? 🗣 The discussion took place on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 5pm ET. Click on the link in my bio for more info. Speakers: - Robert Fatton, professor at @uva - @wolf_pamphile, director at @haitipolicyhouse - Greg Beckett, professor at @westernuniversity - @websdercorneille, moderator, Adjunct Lecturer at @iuclacs by @websdercorneille

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Virtual Panel DiscussionHaiti’s Upcoming Elections: Geopolitical Implications for the Americas📅 Thursday, April 30, 2026💻 Zoom⏰ 5:00–6:15 PM ETJoin us for a panel discussion on democracy, security, migration, and regional impact as Haiti approaches a pivotal electoral moment with implications far beyond its borders.This virtual panel discussion will examine the political, security, and institutional context shaping Haiti’s elections, including governance challenges, public trust, and the role of the Provisional Electoral Council. Panelists will also explore how the elections may affect migration, regional relations, security cooperation, economic engagement, and humanitarian response across the Americas.Panelists:Robert Fatton, Jr. (Univ of Virginia)Wolf Pamphile @wolf_pamphile (Haiti Policy House)Greg Beckett (Western Univ)Moderator:Websder Corneille @websdercorneille Hosted by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) @hamiltonlugar with support from Haiti Policy House @haitipolicyhouse, the Canada-Caribbean Institute, and the Haitian Creole Language and Culture Program.#Haiti #HaitiElections #CaribbeanStudies #LatinAmericanStudies #Democracy #Migration #Geopolitics by @websdercorneille

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Kounye a, Lakou Tanama ap ofri sèvis vityèl pou Ayisyen nan tout dyaspora a chak jou! Nou gen kapasite pou sèvi plis pase 70 moun chak jou.Lakou Tanama se yon estrateji ki konsantre sou sante mantal ak gerizon ki santre sou kilti, ki baze sou kominote a pou pèp Ayisyen an.Sèk yo fèt 100% an kreyòl Ayisyen, dirije pa fasilitatè ki baze an Ayiti ki vle kenbe moun ki nan dyaspora a."Nou pa vle rezistan, nou vle revolisyonè..." - Pawòl ki soti nan Lakou TanamaIn solidarity with @_beamorg@nationalabpsi ----Lakou Tanama is now offering virtual services for Haitians throughout the diaspora everyday! We have capacity to serve 70+ people everyday. Lakou Tanama is a strategy that focuses on culturally centered, community-basedmental health and healing for Haitian people.Circles are 100% in Haitian Creole, led by facilitators based in Haiti who want hold those in the diaspora. "We don't want to be resilient, we want to be revolutionary..." - Words from Lakou Tanama by @websdercorneille

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Échanges très constructifs à Ottawa avec mon très cher @benjaminboutin_ sur les défis et opportunités de la francophonie économique et sécuritaire, les atouts du bilinguisme et de la diglossie culturelle pour les communautés francophones. Benjamin est président d’honneur de @francophoniesansfrontieres dont j’ai fait office de directeur de communication en 2022, et auteur de la BD « À la découverte de la Francophonie ». Productive meeting in Ottawa with my dearest Benjamin Boutin about challenges and opportunities in the Francophone economic and security landscape, bilingualism as an asset and cultural diglossia. Benjamin is the honorary chairman of Francophonie sans frontières that I once was the communications manager, and cartoon author who signed « À la découverte de la Francophonie ». @cfameriques @oifrancophonie by @websdercorneille

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Breve immersion dans la francophonie torontoise ce weekend Vendredi 27 mars, petite virée dans les très beaux studios de la chaîne éducative francophone de l’Ontario, @onfr_tfo, accompagné du très cher @rudychabannes , Premier rédacteur et journaliste de la station. Merci pour le joli sac, Rudy ! J’en profite pour vous inviter à (re)découvrir l’article « Les francophones des Amériques convergent en Louisiane », signé Rudy en mai 2023, et dans lequel apparaissent la très influente @mareva_cestor (que je n’ai raté la chance de revoir) et moi.Le lendemain, c’est dans un tout autre registre que j’ai poursuivi mon immersion culturelle avec la rencontre du très courtois poète Gabriel Osson [@gabrielauteur], romancier, artiste-peintre et chroniqueur francophone né à Port-au-Prince. Quand j’animais l’hebdomadaire culturel « PluriCultures » sur Radio Vision 2000 à Port-au-Prince, je parlais souvent du symbolisme de son œuvre qui représente, à mon avis, le cumul de l’aphorisme éluardien, à savoir ‘’La poésie doit avoir pour but la vérité pratique’’ pour souligner l’engagement de la poésie dans la réalité sociale. Ce qui nourrit fort bien l’œuvre de Gabriel à travers des thématiques abordées comme le « restavèk » où son roman Le jour se lèvera (Éditions David, 2020) qui traite de l’atrocité de la dictature des Duvalier. by @websdercorneille

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Toronto nights done right 🌃Websder Corneille Rodginie Dorcent Nazaire Nazario Joinville Gad Firma by @websdercorneille

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While having your attention, let’s gather online today at 5pm (Port-au-a prince time) to explore the topic “Bad Kreyòl”: Language Otherness and Implications for Critical Applied Linguistics. This work-in-progress is inspired by @domorisseau’s play “Bad Kreyòl” premiered in 2024. For Zoom link, please reach out at wecorne@iu.comHonored to be featured among a distinguished list of established @iubloomington & @iufrench researchers and professors that some of them became friends (Jeff L. & Kevin R.). Thanks to @leschevaliersiu for this impressive colloquium series. by @websdercorneille

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