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Virtual Conference: “Writing about Caribbean Gender and Social Justice”
The Institute for Gender & Development Studies Regional Coordinating Office (IGDS-RCO) & the Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars (ACWWS) presents “Writing about Caribbean Gender and Social Justice Virtual Conference” on January 15 – 16, 2021.
The keynote speaker is celebrated Caribbean author, Patricia Powell, author of the novel
Me Dying Trial, among others. Co-chairsOpal Palmer Adisa (University Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at The Universities of the West Indies, Mona) and Donna Aza Weir-Soley (ACWWS Vice President) explain:
“Our conference offerings include both scholarly and creative writing panels on topics as diverse as ‘Caribbean Women: Resistance, Redemption and the Dignity of Being,’ ‘Creative Spaces, Queer Platforms and Caribbean Performances,’ and creative writing workshops, roundtables, and talks by known Carib