Caribbean Research Seminar in the North
An Interdisciplinary Research Seminar on the Caribbean and its Diasporas, in association with the Society for Caribbean Studies
Friday 25th September, 2009
University of Edinburgh
Old Library, Institute of Geography
Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH6 4HQ
Programme
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 2.30 Charles Forsdick, University of Liverpool
Late Glissant: history, world-literature and the persistence of the political
2.30 – 3.30 Nalini Mohabir, University of Leeds
Return Journeys in the Indo-Caribbean Diaspora
3.30 – 4.00 Refreshments
4.00 – 5.00 Ronald Cummings, University of Leeds
Narrative Testimony as Queer Methodology
5.00 – 6.00 Bill Ming, Bermudan sculptor and artist
Stories from the Wood
A limited number of bursaries to cover the costs of travel within the UK are available for postgraduate students attending this event. To apply, please email Henrice Altink (ha501@york.ac.uk) stating your topic and giving the name and email address of your supervisor. We may contact your supervisor as a referee.
Registration (including lunch) is free. A reservation for dinner at a local restaurant will be made for the evening of 25th September. Please let us know you are coming, and if you would like to be included in the dinner reservation, by emailing David Howard (david.howard@ed.ac.uk).
The Institute of Geography is located in High Schools Yards (http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/central-area/), with main access from Drummond Street off Nicolson St in the Old Town.
Further maps and travel information details may be found at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/
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Last updated 2 June 2009