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When it comes to Jamaica’s cultural legacy, music looms large, but the island also possesses a rich literary history that spans generations, and is now reaching an international audience. When I think of some of Jamaica‘s historic literary figures—people like Claude McKay, the poet who found success during the Harlem Renaissance; Louise Bennett-Coverley, the folklorist affectionately called Miss Lou who became known for her use of Jamaican patois in the 1960s and 70s; or Ian Fleming, the...

Share Jamaica’s Rich Literary Legacy Is Finally Getting the Global Recognition It Deserves When it comes to Jamaicas cultural legacy, music looms large, but the island also possesses a rich literary history that spans generations, and is now reaching an international audience. By Isis Semaj-Hall March 14, 2021 Editors Note: Travel might be complicated right now, but us...

SunStar + (Source: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a31153290/womens-history-month-inspiring-women/) "Some of the most famous names of the American Civil Rights movement are men, including Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, with the women of the movement often forgotten. Dorothy Height, who died in 2010, spoke openly about the sexism she experienced within the civil rights movement, challenging this by working with other women to establish womens political organizations such as the ...

Morris, Baugh win Bocas Henry Swanzy Award Edward Baugh - THE 2021 recipients of the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award are Jamaicans Edward Baugh and Mervyn Morris – both professors emeriti of the University of the West Indies. Baugh and Morris are widely considered pioneers of the study of West Indian literature, over careers that each span half a century. They are to be honoured by the Bocas Lit Fest with the annual Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters, a media re...

Toggle Sidebar 2021 Bocas Henry Swanzy Awardees Named The 2021 recipients of the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award are Jamaicans Edward Baugh and Mervyn Morris — both professors emeriti of the University of the West Indies. Baugh and Morris are widely considered pioneers of the study of West Indian literature, over careers that each span half a century. Now they are to be honoured by the Bocas Lit Fest with the annual Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters. The Award...