The Society for Caribbean Studies

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APPEAL AGAINST THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF THE CARIBBEAN STUDIES CENTRE at LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Please click the links to see the
details of the proposed closure [Word] and people/email addresses to contact [Word].

Call for participation in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Research Portal (the Handbook).
The British Academy funded JISLAC project is currently updating the contents of 'The Handbook', an online database of UK expertise on Latin America and the Caribbean, hosted by the ISA, which focuses on the humanities and social sciences. Please click here for links and full guidance.

Call for Papers
Centro de Estudos Comparatistas:
An international conference to be held on 2-3 November 2009 invites submission of papers. Follow the link for more information on Going Caribbean!

Websites Recently Added
Here are two important websites worth your attention: Indo-Caribbean Studies Association ICSA and Caribbean Photo Archives

SCS Conference 2009

Registration is now open for those wishing to attend and for all who are presenting papers. A FINAL Programme is available here.

 

The Society for Caribbean Studies Essay Prize: 2008-2009

JISLAC LogoThe Society for Caribbean Studies is pleased to announce a new annual essay competition for postdoctoral scholars undertaking original research in the field of Caribbean Studies. The competition is funded by the British Academy Learned Societies Programme (http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/lsp.cfm) and forms part of the Joint Initiative for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (http://www.jislac.org.uk/). You can find more information about this new prize at Society for Caribbean Studies Essay Prize.

 

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The Society for Caribbean Studies website

Here you can find information about the various activities that we run, such as our Annual Conference and the Caribbean Seminar in the North series. You will also be able to find details of the various prizes and bursaries we offer to Postgraduates and Students: The David Nicholls Postgraduate Prize, The Bridget Jones Award for Caribbean Studies, and the Society for Caribbean Studies Essay Prize.