Caribbean Research Seminar in the North
An Interdisciplinary Research Seminar on the Caribbean and its Diasporas, in association with the Society for Caribbean Studies
Friday 20th May 2011, 13.30 pm 17.30 pm
University of York
Berrick Saul Building, Tree House
Programme
13:30-14:00 registration
14:00-14:45 Benjamin Richardson (Warwick University), Trade Adjustment in the Caribbean: EU aid and the restructuring of its sugar industries.
14:45-15:30 Sabine Clarke (University of York), New uses for sugar and industrial development in the British West Indies,
1940-1960.
15:30-16:00 Tea and coffee
16:00-16:45 Michael Morris (Glasgow University), Scots and the Maroons of Jamaica: Ambivalent histories of Empire.
16:45-17:30 Clare Newstead (Nottingham Trent University), Race, regionalism and oppositional politics in the Caribbean.
Bursaries may be available to cover the costs of travel within the UK for postgraduate students attending this event. To apply, please email Henrice Altink (henrice.altink@york.ac.uk ) stating your topic, university and the name and address of your supervisor.
Registration is free. A reservation for dinner at a local restaurant will be made for 6:30 p.m. Please let us know if you are coming to the seminar, and if you would like to be included in the dinner reservation by emailing Henrice Altink (henrice.altink@york.ac.uk).
Location maps and travel directions: http://www.york.ac.uk/np/maps/
Funded by JISLAC
