John Joseph Maria Figueroa 4, August 1920 – 6, March 1999 Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. After my father died, I compiled and edited a collection entitled…
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VIDEOS: Inspired by the Archives at Bocas Literary Festival 2019
The 2019 installation of this groundbreaking series at Bocas Literary Festival, in which writers of today are commissioned to explore the Caribbean’s literary archives and…
Kendel Hippolyte on the St. Lucian Folk Research Centre fire
My bond with the Folk Research Centre reaches back forty years – to 1977, when I came back from Jamaica to spend a year to…
Alexandra Stewart and the Talking Postcards
There are talking postcards in The Alma Jordan Library! Go to the third floor and ask for The West Indiana and Special Collections Section. Don’t…
Celeste Mohammed on the archival inspiration for ‘Hart’s Cut’
I always follow my gut. So, when I accepted the commission to visit the archives at Alma Jordan Library, UWI, St. Augustine, and craft an…
Lawrence Scott’s Witchbroom Archives: ‘the life of a book’
Lawrence Scott sitting with exhibition at the Alma Jordan Library, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Photo credit: Juliet Chang Wing By Marta Fernández…
Raising Caribbean Women’s Voices at Norwich Library
By Jen McDerra The Millennium library in Norwich city centre is the busiest lending library in the UK. By 6pm on 16th October staff…
Caribbean Literary Heritage: who matters and who cares?
By Professor Alison Donnell Caribbean Literary Heritage: who matters and who cares? On International Archives Day 2018, it seems important to reflect on how…
Listen to interview with Nicholas Laughlin, Programme Director of NGC Bocas Lit Fest
Nicholas Laughlin introduces ‘Secret Lives: Inspired by the Archives’ at NGC Bocas Lit Fest 2018. At the event, Breanne Mc Ivor, Andre Bagoo and Anu…
WATCH- ‘Secret Lives: Why Literary Archives Matter’ panel at Bocas 2018
Photo credit: Marlon James Caribbean Literary Heritage partnered with the NGC Bocas Lit Fest for “Secret Lives: Why Literary Archives Matter”. Scholars Alison Donnell and…
