CARIBBEAN STUDIES AT NEW COLLEGE - FALL TERM EVENTS, 2011-09-21
(All events are free and open to the public. Please note that some of our literary events are being hosted at our community partner, A Different Booklist)

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Slavery and Public Memory
With Dr. Digna Castañeda Fuertes (Havana, Cuba)


DATE: Tuesday September 27
PLACE: A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst Street (One block South of Bloor, on West side), Tel: 416-588-0889
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

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RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE with Marial Iglesias Utset (Havana, Cuba)

The Department of History, join Latin Americanists and Caribbeanists for an open roundtable discussion about current research in honour of Marial Iglesias, a noted historian visiting from Havana, Cuba.  Everyone is welcome, and no registration is required. The event will be hosted by Melanie Newton and Natalie Zemon Davis.

DATE: Friday September 30th
PLACE: History Conference Room, 2098 Sidney Smith, 100 St. George Street
TIME: 1 p.m.

The event is generously co-sponsored also by Latin American Studies and Caribbean Studies.

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HAITI: BEYOND THE HEADLINES
A Free Public Forum

DATE: Thursday October 13
PLACE: Sidney Smith Hall, Room 2135, 100 St. George Street
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

Speakers:
Roger Annis: Coordinator of the Canada Haiti Action Networkin Vancouver, director of a fact finding and solidarity mission to Haiti

Rosena Joseph: Learning coach in Toronto, member of CUPE Local 3393 and member of the fact finding mission

Kim Ives: Director of Haiti Liberte, a news weekly based in Brooklyn and Port au Prince

Kevin Edmonds: University of Toronto Student, THAC Member and co-author of "Stabilizing Haiti: Mission Accomplished?" Forthcoming report on UN Haiti Role

With Toronto Haiti Action Committee


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FILM SCREENING: The Amerindians
Followed by a panel discussion that includes Tracy Assing, Director (Trinidad & Tobago)


DATE: October 14
PLACE: William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street (Spadina and Willcocks, one block South of Harbord)
TIME: 6:30 P.M.

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 “Telling our Stories” — An evening showcasing Antigua and Barbuda’s writing, featuring authors Dr. Althea Prince, Joanne C. Hillhouse and many other writers and performers.

DATE: Friday, October 21st
PLACE: University of Toronto, William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street,
TIME: 7:00 pm — 10:00 pm

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Caribbean Roots … Canadia“n Branches—Reflections on our Caribbean Heritage and Development” A discussion forum featuring the Honourable Minister of Education, Youth and Gender Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda Dr. Jacqui-Quinn Leandro, Executive Director of the Board of Education D. Gisele Isaac, panel presentations by community leaders from across Canada, youth activists, health and education practitioners, and many others.

DATE: Saturday, October 22nd
PLACE: University of Toronto, William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street,
TIME: 9:00 am — 4:30 pm
Register for the discussion forum by calling 416-961-3143, email info@antigua-barbuda-ca.com or on-line at www.antiguabarbudaconsulate.ca
These events, commemorating Antigua and Barbuda’s 30th Anniversary of Independence, are organised by the 2011 Independence Planning Committee, under the auspices of the Consulate General of Antigua and Barbuda in Toronto and with support from Caribbean Studies, New College, University of Toronto.

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A Literary Evening with anthropologist and writer Dr. Erna Brodber (Jamaica)

DATE: Thursday October 27th
PLACE: A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst Street (One block South of Bloor, on West side), Tel: 416-588-0889
TIME: 7 p.m.

Sponsors: Department of English, Ryerson University; Caribbean Studies Program at New College

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Annual New College Racism and National Consciousness Conference

DATE: Saturday October 29th
PLACE: Wetmore Hall, New College
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.

For more information about this conference, contact Arnold.itwaru@utoronto.ca

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A Poetry Reading with Lelawattee Manoo-Rahming (Trinidad and Tobago)

DATE: November (Date To Be Confirmed)
PLACE: A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst Street (One block South of Bloor, on West side), Tel: 416-588-0889
TIME: 7 p.m.

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Canada and the Caribbean: Empire and Decolonization Series
with Professor Jennifer Burman (University of Montreal) and Professor Paula Hastings (University of Winnipeg/University of Toronto)

DATE: Monday November 22  
PLACE: History Conference Room, 2098 Sidney Smith, 100 St. George Street
TIME: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

With the Canada and the Caribbean Series, Department of History (Professor Sean Mills)


For information about these events: contact da.trotz@utoronto.ca/ 416-978-8286

 


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ALSO ON CAMPUS THIS OCTOBER

How Beautiful My Brethren and Sistren: Derek Walcott, Life and Work
 
 Widely recognized as one of the finest poets working in the English language today, Derek Walcott received the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature for his entire body of work, and specifically for his epic poem, Omeros. The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library first acquired a significant portion of the literary papers of Derek Walcott in 1997, comprised of his poetry, plays, storyboards, drawings, sketches and prose primarily from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. The other significant portion of his papers are held as part of the West Indiana and Special Collections of The Alma Jordan Library at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.


This exhibition highlights a broad selection of original archival material, from O Babylon! to Omeros, as well as other aspects of his life and work, including his painting and drawing.   
Founder of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop and the Boston Playwrights Theatre, Walcott has spent a lifetime in the theatre - writing, directing and designing original pieces for performance all over the world. He has worked with actors early in their professional lives who have gone on to major careers on stage, television and in movies, including Angela Bassett and Ruben Blades.


A self-described Caribbean poet, his work extends far beyond his St. Lucian home to reach a world-wide audience.


Opening in October, the exhibition and catalogue were prepared by Fisher Librarian, Jennifer Toews.

http://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/events-exhibits/upcoming-exhibitions