In her article, “Boycott The Rum Diary–a racist, sexist screed,” Dr. Maritza Stanchich, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras professor of English, voices the concerns of many who have been following the flurry of activities and monstrous traffic jams in Old San Juan surrounding the filming of Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s semi-autobiographical novel…
Current Penn State Laureate Shara McCallum, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, has been awarded the prestigious silver Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica.
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Trinidadian designs new Caribbean Literature Day logo -
Caribbean Literature Day has a new logo, just in time for the annual celebration on July 12, said Lasana M Sekou, projects director at House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP).
The pan-Caribbean day symbol for the region’s “world-class literature was designed by TT-born, award-winning graphic artist Carole Maugé-Lewis, said Sekou, in a media release.
“The design ‘composes’ land, sea, air, sky, and sun, rendered spaciously in red, green, yellow, blue, black, and white. Sea waves appear as stylised pens. Seven languages of the region state the date in a detachable part of the logo. All are among iconic elements that wind through Caribbean Literature like silver linings,” said Sekou.
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