Category: Virtual Events

Conversations on Caribbean Drama II

Join Kelly Baker Josephs for the following two conversations about Caribbean  plays that are forthcoming in Manchineel + Seagrape:

Staceyann Chin will discuss her play, Border/Clash
Monday, April 20, 2026
1pm EDT / 12pm EST + AST
Livestream link: https://youtube.com/live/QOH8bS-bldY?feature=share 

Patricia Cumper, Honor Ford-Smith, Carol Lawes, and Eugene Williams will discuss their play, Fallen Angel and The Devil Concubine. (Unfortunately, Hertencer Lindsay, also a co-creator of the play, will be unable to join the conversation.)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
1pm EDT / 12pm EST + AST
Livestream link: https://youtube.com/live/NCAtVv3b3PQ?feature=share

Information about the first series of Manchineel + Seagrape conversations, held in December 2025, can be found here.

 

Conversations on Caribbean Drama

Join Kelly Baker Josephs for the following three conversations with Caribbean playwrights whose work has been published in Manchineel + Seagrape:

Pamela Mordecai will discuss her play, El Numero Uno.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
1:00-1:30pm
Livestream link: https://youtube.com/live/vVThaEdGjx0?feature=share

Kendel Hippolyte will discuss his play, Cashpandora.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
1:00-1:30pm
Livestream link: https://youtube.com/live/H5tFwINlOeg?feature=share

Basil Dawkins will discuss his play, Champagne and Sky Juice.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
1:00-1:30pm
Livestream link: https://youtube.com/live/sAZqPyFbv_8?feature=share

Dr. Faith Smith gives the Annual Barbara Paul-Emile Lecture

On 11 April 2022, Dr. Faith Smith presented the The Annual Barbara Paul-Emile Lecture in English and Media Studies. The lecture was presented via Zoom and recorded. Below, Dr. Tzarina T. Prater, Associate Professor of English and Media Studies at Bentley University shares with us an introduction to the lecture as well as a link to a streamable recording of the lecture.

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Professor Barbara Paul-Emile

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Online Symposium | Estamos Bien – La Trienal 20/21

Join El Museo del Barrio and invited curators, scholars, and participating artists for an online symposium to mark the conclusion of ESTAMOS BIEN—LA TRIENAL 20/21.

Friday, September 24
2PM-5:30PM
Virtual event. Register here.

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Book Talk | Nature’s Wild North America Book Tour Fall 2021

Join Richard Fung, Kamala Kempadoo, Jillian Ollivierre, and Andil Gosine in conversation for the launch of Gosine’s award-winning new book Nature’s Wild: Love, Sex and Law in the Caribbean on its international day of publication.

Thursday, September 23rd
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Virtual event. Register here.

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