A celebration of the work of Maryse Condé in the Caribbean context, “Maryse Condé and Caribbean Crossings,” will be held on May 10, 2024, in London, UK. Jointly organized by the Centre for Comparative Literature and the Centre for Caribbean and Diaspora Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, it will feature Simone A.…
Welcome to the latest installment of the Bocas Book Bulletin, a monthly roundup of Caribbean literary news, curated by the NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival,
In Museums and Chill, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) presents the 34-minute podcast “Le rôle des musées dans la décolonisation” with Guadeloupean author Gerty Dambury; author, actor, and art historian Hortense Belhôte; and Laetitia Conort, ICOM’s head of communications. To listen to the podcast (in French), visit ICOM page. Museums and Chill is available…
This monograph examines four contemporary French-language Caribbean women playwrights and how their works engage in global trends in postcolonial theatre.
Twenty Years of Île en île: A Conversation with Thomas C. Spear
Thomas C. Spear. Photo credit: Emmanuel J. Duogène.
From 1998 until January 2021, Professor Thomas C. Spear edited Île en île, an extensive virtual archive of literature from French-speaking islands and their diasporas. Although there will no longer be updates or new material, the entire Île en île archive remains accessible online. Today on WWB Daily, Professor Spear speaks with us about the evolution of Île en île over more than two decades and recommends some of his favorite authors in the archive, many of whom have yet to be translated into English.