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…
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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…
A Conversation with Karen Lord
Photo credit: Marlon James Interview by Marta Fernández Campa Barbadian writer Dr. Karen Lord is a case study author in one of the research strands…
‘Oh Eric, Me Too!’, Anu Lakhan on Eric Roach Manuscripts
I get the same feeling from libraries I get from being in a cold country. A deep and life-long aversion to anything wintery drives me…
John Robert Lee on The Msgr. Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre, Saint Lucia
On the evening of Sunday March 25th, a raging inferno burned down the headquarters of the Msgr. Patrick Anthony Folk Research Centre in St. Lucia.…
A Writer’s Guide to Inspiration by Breanne Mc Ivor
When I was nineteen, I studied medieval English. If it weren’t a compulsory part of my degree, I wouldn’t have gone through the trouble. Nevertheless,…
Interrogating History and Researching the Unknown: Looking for Lost Caribbean Lit
Street art, Bristol Uk Photo credit: Paul Townsend By Zakiya Mckenzie June 2018 will mark seventy years since the of docking of the Empire Windrush…
Andre Bagoo On writing ‘The Agony and Ecstasy of Eric Williams’
Photo credit: Marlon James On March 22nd, 1981, Mongolia sent a man to space, John McCain’s father died in a military plane, the top song…
Dutty Bookman on the importance of archiving individuals
Documenting the realities of the present time is essential to the preservation of culture. Moreover, the crucial, foundational element of any collective story is the…
