Tag Archives: Caribbean
On the Road Again! Mahogany Bookstore and Drifting
A few years ago I visited Washington, DC expressly to visit the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. At the time, there were still plenty of crowds, but I had waited until the initial rush had passed. So, … Continue reading
We Demand Our Share of Life: Exploring Haiti’s Cinematic Truths
This past Saturday Haiti suffered yet another blow to what I consider its ongoing revolutionary war. For independence. For true and lasting freedom. This most recent blow was in the form of a 7.2 earthquake, bigger than the one that devastated … Continue reading
Posted in Afro-Caribbean, Caribbean, culture, film, Haiti
Tagged Caribbean, film, Haiti, interview, Toni Pressley-Sanon
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The Caribbean Imaginary Spring 2016 Lecture Series
Institute of African American Affairs at New York University presents The Caribbean Imaginary Spring 2016 Lecture Series The series aims to look at the large ideas—the contemporary critical issues surrounding Caribbean production, be they cultural, social, or political. Speakers will … Continue reading
Posted in Afro-Caribbean, Caribbean, NYU, Writer
Tagged Caribbean, Caryl Philips, conference, Lorna Goodison
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Announcement! New Book: The Haitian Peasantry through Oral and Written Literature: Roumain, Alexis, Endore, Carpentier and Fountain
My book, The Haitian Peasantry through Oral and Written Literature: Roumain, Alexis, Endore, Carpentier, and Fountain has just been published with Caribbean Studies Press!! Continue reading
Posted in Afro-Caribbean, Haiti
Tagged Caribbean, Haiti, Haitian literature, new book, Toni Pressley-Sanon
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CFP: NeMLA Panel: Caribbean Film as Witness
Call for Papers Caribbean Film as Witness 44th Annual Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) March 21-24, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts Host Institution: Tufts University This panel focuses on the deployment of the medium of film from and about the Caribbean … Continue reading
Tagged Boston, Caribbean, CFP, conference, film, Massachusetts, NeMLA, witnessing
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Cacophony
Torn paper collage. One of my favorite places in the whole world is the popular market in West Africa and the Caribbean (I’ve only been to countries in W. Africa). It’s a very special place filled with beautiful, strong women … Continue reading
Tagged Africa, african diaspora, artwork, Caribbean, market
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The Small Axe Online Caribbean Literary Salon
The Small Axe Project is developing a section of the Small Axe website (www.smallaxe.net) which will be dedicated to literary discussions, interviews with Caribbean writers, reviews of new publications (creative and scholarly) related to the Caribbean, and short pieces by … Continue reading
Small Axe Literary Competition
The Small Axe Project has initiated an annual literary competition to encourage the production and publication of Caribbean fiction and poetry. The Small Axe Literary Competition will focus on poetry and short stories from emerging writers whose work centers on … Continue reading
Upcoming Conferences in/about the Caribbean
(Mid)February – October 2010 February 17-20, 2010 Mona, Jamaica Conference “International Reggae: Current and Future Trends in Popular Music” Institute of Caribbean Studies, Reggae Studies Unit & Office of the Principal, UWI-Mona Website http://www.mona.uwi.edu/conferences/2010/irc/index.php Contact internationalreggae@gmail.com ******************************************** February 23 – … Continue reading
Alligator Woods 