From the Kislak Stacks
Join us for these monthly lunchtime presentations (noon – 1 pm) by Kislak curators, faculty, and students focusing on specific works or small archives/collections found among the holdings of the Kislak Center.
- Lecture
Photographing Revolution in Haiti: A Conversation with Phil Parmet
Sean Quimby will interview photographer and cinematographer Phil Parmet about his experience documenting life in Haiti after the fall of Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier in 1986.
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March 27, 2026, 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Virtual (link will be sent to registrants)
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Open to the Public
Hosted by: Kislak Center
Sean Quimby, Associate Vice Provost and Director of the Kislak Center, will interview Penn alumnus, photographer and cinematographer Phil Parmet about his experience documenting life in Haiti after the fall of Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier in 1986. What brought him there during that turbulent time? What did he learn while he was there? What contemporary lessons can we draw about the capacity of photography and photojournalism to raise awareness and affect social change?
Event Series
Featured Image: Woman under pole with political posters, Haiti 1986/87