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A Special Issue of the Critical Arts: South – North Cultural and Media Studies Journal will be launched on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 5:30 pm at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona. This Special Issue is dedicated to the memory of the late Professor Ralston “Rex” Nettleford and Professor Alston “Barry” Shepherd. The Issue is edited by UWI Professors, Rupert L

“Women and Citizenship in Jamaica” is the title of the first conversation in the series dubbed Through Women’s Eyes: Conversations on Independence set for Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 5 pm at Liberty Hall, 76 Kings Street. The Conversation which takes the form of a panel discussion will include panelists: Professor Verene Shepherd, Director, Ins

The Department of Literatures in English and the Institute of Caribbean Studies, UWI, Mona will host a series of activities in March under the theme “March is Movie Month at Mona”. The activities will take the form of talks, discussions, guest lectures and film screenings every Friday at 6:00 pm at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre (N1) throughout t

The annual Philip Sherlock Lecture entitled, ‘A Light Rising from the West’ will be presented as a Son et Lumière performance as part of the Philip Sherlock International Festival slated for February 23 to March 4. The event takes place on Monday, February 27 at 7:30 pm on the front of the Main Portico of the University Chapel. The performance feat

The South African High Commission in collaboration with The University of the West Indies will host a Launch to highlight the yearlong celebration of specific milestones namely: the Centenary of the African National Congress; the 50^th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence and the 125^th Anniversary of Marcus Garvey’s birth.

The Launch takes place

"Notions of Beauty in black communities globally: Rituals of positive affirmation and denigration of the black body with a special focus on notions of good hair vs. bad hair and additional dialogue on skin bleaching" is the title of a special Black History Symposium to be presented by the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work this