Caribbean Research Seminar in the North
An Interdisciplinary Research Seminar on the Caribbean and its Diasporas, in association with the Society for Caribbean Studies
University of Newcastle
22 May 2009
Room 2.20 Research Beehive, First Floor, Old Library Building
Lunch and Refreshments: the Courtyard, Ground Floor, Old Library Building
Sponsored by JISLAC and Newcastle University’s Americas Research Group
Programme
12.30-1.30 Lunch
1.30-2.45 Aisha Khan, Anthropology, New York University
Miraculous or Mundane? Tethering Power to Cultural Transformation
2.45-3.15 Refreshments
3.15-4.20 Kate Quinn, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London
Eric Williams and Black Power in Trinidad
4.25-5.30 Nanette de Jong, Music, Newcastle University
Afro-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of Memory: Introducing the Tambú of Curaçao
For information on how to get to Newcastle University, please see http://www.ncl.ac.uk/travel/maps/navigator.php
Registration (including lunch) is free. A reservation for dinner at a local restaurant will be made for the evening of 22 May. Please let us know you are coming, and if you’d like to be included in the dinner reservation, by contacting Diana.paton@ncl.ac.uk
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 on 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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