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Haitian American academic and anthropologist

Michel-Rolph Trouillot (November 26, – July 5, ^[1][2]) was a Haitian Americanacademic and anthropologist.^[3] He was a Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.^[1][4] He was best known for his books Open the Social Science (), Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (), and Global Transformations (), which explored the origins and application of social science in academia and its implications in the world.^[5] Trouillot has been one of the most influential thinkers of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora, because he developed wide-ranging academic work centered on Caribbean issues.^[6][7] Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall mentioned that "Trouillot was one of the most original and thoughtful voices in academia.

His writings influenced scholars worldwide in many fields, from anthropology to h