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We are sorry to learn of the death of Doris L. Garraway, author of "The Libertine Colony" and a contributor to the journal Small Axe. buff.ly/ttM0p1g
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We are sorry to learn of the death of Doris L. Garraway, author of "The Libertine Colony" and a contributor to the journal Small Axe. buff.ly/ttM0p1g
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In the Small Axe 77 issue, our Keywords in Caribbean Studies section is devoted to the concept Heritage, with essays by Alyssa James, Ayana Omilade Flewellen, Khadene Harris, and Nadia Mosquera Muriel
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/48txdj6r
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/48txdj6r
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In the Small Axe 77 issue, our Keywords in Caribbean Studies section is devoted to the concept Heritage, with essays by Alyssa James, Ayana Omilade Flewellen, Khadene Harris, and Nadia Mosquera Muriel
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/48txdj6r
Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/48txdj6r
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New (October 2025): The Maternal Contract: A Subaltern Response to Extreme Violence in the Americas - By Elva F. Orozco Mendoza | Oxford University Press | More information can be found here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New (October 2025): The Maternal Contract: A Subaltern Response to Extreme Violence in the Americas - By Elva F. Orozco Mendoza | Oxford University Press | More information can be found here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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“In response to escalating US military activity in the Caribbean, the Assembly of Caribbean People has called for reaffirming the region as a 'Zone of Peace.'"
The Caribbean’s Zone of Peace Under Threat: A Conversation with David Abdulah
A Trinidadian labor activist talks about his government’s submissive position to the US in the face of the imperialist buildup against Venezuela, and the correlation of forces in the region.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“In response to escalating US military activity in the Caribbean, the Assembly of Caribbean People has called for reaffirming the region as a 'Zone of Peace.'"
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Commemorating and critiquing the author’s nearly three-month stint living with and being possessed by the Trinidad and Tobago Memorial Quilt, this essay demonstrates a way not only to write about a Caribbean AIDS quilt, but to approach quilting as methodology.
Read it @ Duke tinyurl.com/2jmmkb64
Read it @ Duke tinyurl.com/2jmmkb64
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Commemorating and critiquing the author’s nearly three-month stint living with and being possessed by the Trinidad and Tobago Memorial Quilt, this essay demonstrates a way not only to write about a Caribbean AIDS quilt, but to approach quilting as methodology.
Read it @ Duke tinyurl.com/2jmmkb64
Read it @ Duke tinyurl.com/2jmmkb64
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Delighted that our #LASA2026 roundtable to collaboratively explore the future of Haitian and Dominican Studies, building on discussions raised w/ colleagues at the Global Dominican conference hosted by @uolondon.bsky.social in 2018. Looking forward to reconnecting w/ LASA Haiti-DR colleagues too.
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Delighted that our #LASA2026 roundtable to collaboratively explore the future of Haitian and Dominican Studies, building on discussions raised w/ colleagues at the Global Dominican conference hosted by @uolondon.bsky.social in 2018. Looking forward to reconnecting w/ LASA Haiti-DR colleagues too.
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Only 2 weeks left to see "Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People"! Explore identity through art. Plan your visit before Nov 22! → https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/tools/diasporic-collage/
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Only 2 weeks left to see "Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People"! Explore identity through art. Plan your visit before Nov 22! → https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/tools/diasporic-collage/
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Our next CLACS Caribbean Seminar will be hosted by the fantastic Renée Landell & @deannalyncook.bsky.social
The Youth Ambassadors of our Country: Little League Baseball & Postcolonial Nation Building on Curaçao w/Jan Bant
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The Youth Ambassadors of our Country: Little League Baseball & Postcolonial Nation Building on Curaçao w/Jan Bant
@ilcs.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Caribbean Studies Seminar
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November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our next CLACS Caribbean Seminar will be hosted by the fantastic Renée Landell & @deannalyncook.bsky.social
The Youth Ambassadors of our Country: Little League Baseball & Postcolonial Nation Building on Curaçao w/Jan Bant
@ilcs.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Youth Ambassadors of our Country: Little League Baseball & Postcolonial Nation Building on Curaçao w/Jan Bant
@ilcs.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The Weekly Read is "Archival Irruptions" by @ktgerbs.bsky.social, which traces how British colonial authorities in mid-eighteenth-century Jamaica came to criminalize Obeah, a religious practice held by enslaved Africans. Read the entire book now, for free!
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November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Weekly Read is "Archival Irruptions" by @ktgerbs.bsky.social, which traces how British colonial authorities in mid-eighteenth-century Jamaica came to criminalize Obeah, a religious practice held by enslaved Africans. Read the entire book now, for free!
buff.ly/rccy0qL
buff.ly/rccy0qL
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La Cuneta Calibana PR | '''Jalowín' O la necesidad de una metafísica calibana'' | Este es un podcast caribeño donde dialogamos sobre temas relacionados a la estética, la cultura, y lo socio-político en Puerto Rico, el Caribe, y el Mundo.
'''Jalowín' O la necesidad de una metafísica calibana''
YouTube video by La Cuneta Calibana PR
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October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
La Cuneta Calibana PR | '''Jalowín' O la necesidad de una metafísica calibana'' | Este es un podcast caribeño donde dialogamos sobre temas relacionados a la estética, la cultura, y lo socio-político en Puerto Rico, el Caribe, y el Mundo.
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Excited to present my research about widows and #Caribbean colonialism on Thurs 6 Nov at @lnuccon.bsky.social - you can attend in person or online. Hope to see you there! 🤗 lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
The Widows of St. Eustatius: Stability and Survival in Colonial Society around 1800
Welcome to the LNUC Concurrences Seminar Series in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Excited to present my research about widows and #Caribbean colonialism on Thurs 6 Nov at @lnuccon.bsky.social - you can attend in person or online. Hope to see you there! 🤗 lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
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Do apply - it's a wonderful opportunity, and the team is great. Up to 3,000 pounds for three weeks of research at the British Library.
"Our themes for this round centre on maps, popular music, the age of revolutions or the novel in the Americas, but all topics will be considered."
"Our themes for this round centre on maps, popular music, the age of revolutions or the novel in the Americas, but all topics will be considered."
Eccles Institute Visiting Fellowships: applications now open
The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the British Library is inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme.
www.bl.uk
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Do apply - it's a wonderful opportunity, and the team is great. Up to 3,000 pounds for three weeks of research at the British Library.
"Our themes for this round centre on maps, popular music, the age of revolutions or the novel in the Americas, but all topics will be considered."
"Our themes for this round centre on maps, popular music, the age of revolutions or the novel in the Americas, but all topics will be considered."
Nuestros pensamientos están con nuestros amigos y colegas de #Jamaica, #Haití y #Cuba ante la llegada del huracán #Melissa. Por favor, manténganse a salvo todos.
Onze gedachten gaan uit naar onze vrienden en collega's in #Jamaica, #Haïti en #Cuba nu orkaan #Melissa nadert. Blijf allemaal veilig.
Onze gedachten gaan uit naar onze vrienden en collega's in #Jamaica, #Haïti en #Cuba nu orkaan #Melissa nadert. Blijf allemaal veilig.
October 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our thoughts are with our friend and colleagues in #Jamaica, #Haiti, and #Cuba as Hurricane #Melissa approaches. Please stay safe everyone.
Nos pensées vont à nos amis et collègues en #Jamaïque, en #Haïti et en #Cuba alors que l'ouragan #Melissa approche. Prenez soin de vous.
Nos pensées vont à nos amis et collègues en #Jamaïque, en #Haïti et en #Cuba alors que l'ouragan #Melissa approche. Prenez soin de vous.
October 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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This hands-on archiving workshop designed for diasporic community members, and any archive beginners will introduce them to the basics of organizing and preserving personal and collective histories. https://ow.ly/H05v50XfBc1
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This hands-on archiving workshop designed for diasporic community members, and any archive beginners will introduce them to the basics of organizing and preserving personal and collective histories. https://ow.ly/H05v50XfBc1
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Decolonial Constitutionalism - Ronnie Yearwood | October 22, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (British Time) | Hosted by the Decolonising the Law Discussion Group, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford | Register here for the online and in-person lecture: lnkd.in/eY82fFJU
October 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Decolonial Constitutionalism - Ronnie Yearwood | October 22, 2025 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (British Time) | Hosted by the Decolonising the Law Discussion Group, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford | Register here for the online and in-person lecture: lnkd.in/eY82fFJU
Le comité exécutif de l’ACH sont heureux de vous annoncer que la 57e conférence annuelle se tiendra du 24 au 28 mai 2026 à l’Université des West Indies en Jamaïque. #caraïbes #histoire #skystorians
Appel a contributions: associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/fr/reunion-a...
Appel a contributions: associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/fr/reunion-a...
October 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The ACH Executive Committee announces its 57th Annual Conference at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, from May 24-28, 2026. (There will be an optional field trip on Friday, May 29.) #skystorians #caribbean
Call for papers! associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
Call for papers! associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
Annual Meeting – Association of Caribbean Historians
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October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
El Comité Ejecutivo de la ACH anuncia la 57ª Conferencia Anual se celebrará en la University of the West Indies Jamaica, del 24 a 28 de mayo de 2026. (El viernes 29 de mayo está prevista una excursión opcional.)
Convocatoria: associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/es/reunion-a...
Convocatoria: associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/es/reunion-a...
Reunión anual – Association of Caribbean Historians
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October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Congratulations to our very own Vanessa Pérez-Rosario on her new book on Julia de Burgos!
www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-boo...
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New Book Brings Pioneering Puerto Rican Voice to English-Speaking Readers
Professor Vanessa Pérez-Rosario offers the first comprehensive bilingual, English-Spanish collection of the poetry, essays, and letters of writer and activist Julia de Burgos.
www.gc.cuny.edu
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Congratulations to our very own Vanessa Pérez-Rosario on her new book on Julia de Burgos!
www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-boo...
www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-boo...
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Pendant earring and just a few curls peaking out of the checkered headwrap. Detail from one of the many images of the #eighteenthcentury #caribbean made by Agostino Brunias and circulated by many others.
October 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Pendant earring and just a few curls peaking out of the checkered headwrap. Detail from one of the many images of the #eighteenthcentury #caribbean made by Agostino Brunias and circulated by many others.
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Forthcoming (April 2026): The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics - Edited by Doyle D. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall, and Cheikh Thiam | Duke University Press | More information can be found here: www.dukeupress.edu/the-essentia...
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Forthcoming (April 2026): The Essential Senghor: African Philosophy and Black Aesthetics - Edited by Doyle D. Calhoun, Alioune B. Fall, and Cheikh Thiam | Duke University Press | More information can be found here: www.dukeupress.edu/the-essentia...
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‼️The latest dLOC newsletter is out! Check it out in English, French, and Spanish!
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September 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
‼️The latest dLOC newsletter is out! Check it out in English, French, and Spanish!
English: www.canva.com/design/DAGqq...
Français: www.canva.com/design/DAGyZ...
Español: www.canva.com/design/DAGyP...
English: www.canva.com/design/DAGqq...
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