Caribbean Studies Program News Today

During Emory’s 27th Tenenbaum Lecture on Wednesday March 6, Laura Limonic will explore “Latinx Jews in Their Adopted Homeland: Constructing New Realities and Claiming New Identities.”

Here is a call for proposals for a forthcoming collection of essays—The Asian Caribbean in the Caribbean Diaspora—edited by Aleah N. Ranjitsingh (Africana Studies Department and Caribbean Studies Program, Brooklyn College, CUNY). The submission deadline is December 15, 2023. [Notification of selection: January 15, 2024. Full chapters due: May 30, 2024.] Description: To be submitted…

Today we visit the George Brown College Labour Fair and its panel on food justice, food access and the rights of workers in food industries.

A daily independent global news hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González

In our endorsement of academic freedom, we appreciate critical scholarly attention to particular instances and acts, systems and structures of oppression.

For the seventh year, Emory hosted Latino middle- and high school students to inspire hope and remind them that attending college is an achievable goal no matter what their background might be.

Puerto Rican independent journalist Bianca Graulau will discuss the most pressing issues facing Puerto Rico in a Friday talk in Klarman Hall.

From Ken Roberts' recent research in Ecuador and evidence ripped from headlines worldwide, when political parties stoke partisan conflicts – often by contesting formal state institutions, like systems for managing elections – actual democratic capacity may take a hit as public opinion polarizes.

An ambitious and innovative new initiative expands opportunities for faculty, alumni and students across the university to engage with 20 partner universities in 11 locations, while also welcoming international students here. 

Sir Hilary Beckles, a leader in the global movement for slavery reparations, will speak at Cornell on September 16.