Caribbean Research Seminar in the North
An Interdisciplinary Research Seminar on the Caribbean and its Diaspora, in association with the Society for Caribbean Studies
Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Campus, GE219
Friday, 25th April 2008
2 pm - 5.30 pm
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
1.30 Registration
2.00 Introduction
2.10 John McLeod, Reader in Postcolonial and Diaspora Literatures, Leeds University
British Freedoms: Caryl Phillips, Simon Schama, and the staging of Rough Crossings
3.00 Tea and Coffee Break
3.15 Shalini Puri, Associate Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh
Cultural memories of the Grenadian Revolution
4.05 Tea and Coffee Break
4.20 Jason Toynbee, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Open University
Translating Jamaica: Bob Marley's Performance of Reggae as Rock
A reservation will be made for dinner at a nearby restaurant for those who wish to join us after the seminar.
For further information, to book a place at the seminar and for dinner at a local restaurant, please contact:
Dr. Clare Newstead, E-mail: clare.newstead@ntu.ac.uk, Direct line: 0115 848 3105, Department: History, Heritage, Geography
Registration (including lunch) is free. 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 Diana Paton (diana.paton@ncl.ac.uk) stating your topic and giving the name and email address of your supervisor. We may contact your supervisor to confirm your status.
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Last updated 26 March 2008