David Nicholls Memorial Trust Lecture
Regents Park College
Pusey Street, Oxford, OX1 2LB
Tuesday 11th October, 2011
Dr David Lambert, University of Warwick
‘In but not of the West’: Caribbean histories and geographies
4.00pm Coffee and tea in Regent’s Park Common Room, with poster presentation by Mark Tumbridge, DNMT PhD student, Warwick
5.00pm Lecture
6.30pm Reception
7.00pm Dinner at Regent’s Park - all welcome, no need to advance book, cost per head c. £7 (tbc)
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Caribbean Studies Book Prize
Caribbean Studies Association Announces the 2012 Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Prize
Deadline for Application: November 15, 2011
To honor the memory of distinguished Caribbeanist Gordon K. Lewis, the Caribbean Studies Association has established a yearly award to be given for the best book about the Caribbean published over the previous three-year period (2009-2011) in Spanish, English, French or Dutch. The nominated book should approach the chosen subject or aspect of Caribbean life conditions and situations from an interdisciplinary perspective, and should clearly be shown to have regional impact.
Monographs in all disciplines and fields of Caribbean scholarship will be considered. Preference will be given to books written by one or more authors as opposed to edited volumes.
Please submit books (2 copies) to the chair of the award selection committee:
Holger Henke, Ph.D.
Asst. Provost
York College (CUNY)
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11451
USA
Deadline for submission is: November 15, 2011.
Deadline for Application: November 15, 2011
To honor the memory of distinguished Caribbeanist Gordon K. Lewis, the Caribbean Studies Association has established a yearly award to be given for the best book about the Caribbean published over the previous three-year period (2009-2011) in Spanish, English, French or Dutch. The nominated book should approach the chosen subject or aspect of Caribbean life conditions and situations from an interdisciplinary perspective, and should clearly be shown to have regional impact.
Monographs in all disciplines and fields of Caribbean scholarship will be considered. Preference will be given to books written by one or more authors as opposed to edited volumes.
Please submit books (2 copies) to the chair of the award selection committee:
Holger Henke, Ph.D.
Asst. Provost
York College (CUNY)
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11451
USA
Deadline for submission is: November 15, 2011.
Monday, 5 September 2011
Black and Asian Britain seminars
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, in conjunction with the Black & Asian Studies Association
Black and Asian Britain seminars
Senate House, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1
6 to 7.30 pm,
Everyone is welcome. You do not have to pre-book/register. (Contact: Marika.Sherwood@sas.ac.uk)
27 September (G34 - Gordon Room) Kate Donnington 'Feeding the ghosts': George Hibbert, the West India Docks and the memory of British Slave Ownership.' This paper will explore the ways in which George Hibbert has been represented in the West India Dock area. It will consider the relationship between the representation and memory of slave ownership in Britain.
18 October (The Court Room, 1st Floor) Kwame Nimako, ‘The Legacy of Atlantic Slavery: the Unfinished Business of Emancipation’. Abolition is a legal act, and this has taken place; emancipation is a social, political and economic process, and has not yet been achieved. Taking the Dutch situation as a point of departure, I offer an assessment of how current struggles over recognition, remembrance and commemoration remain at the forefront, as revealed, for example, in the 2007 bicentenary in Great Britain, and in the preparations for the 150th anniversary of the abolition of Dutch slavery which will occur in 2013. (Book will be on sale at £15)
15 November ( STB8, Stewart House Basement) Michael Ohajuru, ‘An Introduction to the Black Presence in Renaissance Europe’ as exemplified by the Black Magus's image found on a 16th Century Rood Screen from Devon. (Now in the Victoria & Albert Museum's Collection (W.54-1928). How did the image reach Devon and what might it have meant at the time?
Black and Asian Britain seminars
Senate House, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1
6 to 7.30 pm,
Everyone is welcome. You do not have to pre-book/register. (Contact: Marika.Sherwood@sas.ac.uk)
27 September (G34 - Gordon Room) Kate Donnington 'Feeding the ghosts': George Hibbert, the West India Docks and the memory of British Slave Ownership.' This paper will explore the ways in which George Hibbert has been represented in the West India Dock area. It will consider the relationship between the representation and memory of slave ownership in Britain.
18 October (The Court Room, 1st Floor) Kwame Nimako, ‘The Legacy of Atlantic Slavery: the Unfinished Business of Emancipation’. Abolition is a legal act, and this has taken place; emancipation is a social, political and economic process, and has not yet been achieved. Taking the Dutch situation as a point of departure, I offer an assessment of how current struggles over recognition, remembrance and commemoration remain at the forefront, as revealed, for example, in the 2007 bicentenary in Great Britain, and in the preparations for the 150th anniversary of the abolition of Dutch slavery which will occur in 2013. (Book will be on sale at £15)
15 November ( STB8, Stewart House Basement) Michael Ohajuru, ‘An Introduction to the Black Presence in Renaissance Europe’ as exemplified by the Black Magus's image found on a 16th Century Rood Screen from Devon. (Now in the Victoria & Albert Museum's Collection (W.54-1928). How did the image reach Devon and what might it have meant at the time?
SAS-Space
So shameless self promotion - and to inform you we have added some conference papers on various Caribbean topics, presented by the Commonwealth Studies Librarian at the Society for Caribbean Studies conference to SAS-Space, the School's Institutional Repository.
Clover, David (2005) Dispersed or destroyed: archives, the West Indian Students' Union, and public memory. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 6 . ISSN 1471-2024
Clover, David (2006) Visions of the Caribbean: exploring photographs in the West India Committee Collection. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 7 . ISSN 1471-2024
Clover, David (2007) The West Indian Club Ltd: an early 20th century West Indian interest in London. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 8 . ISSN 1471-2024
Clover, David (2008) “This horably wicked action”: abortion and resistance on a Jamaican slave plantation. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 9 . ISSN 1471-2024
More papers on various topics will be added over the next few weeks.
Clover, David (2005) Dispersed or destroyed: archives, the West Indian Students' Union, and public memory. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 6 . ISSN 1471-2024
Clover, David (2006) Visions of the Caribbean: exploring photographs in the West India Committee Collection. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 7 . ISSN 1471-2024
Clover, David (2007) The West Indian Club Ltd: an early 20th century West Indian interest in London. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 8 . ISSN 1471-2024
Clover, David (2008) “This horably wicked action”: abortion and resistance on a Jamaican slave plantation. Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference Papers, 9 . ISSN 1471-2024
More papers on various topics will be added over the next few weeks.
Friday, 2 September 2011
New location for Commonwealth Studies Librarian
Following the move of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Collection to the 6th floor of the Senate House Library, the Commonwealth Studies Librarian (and Head of Academic Liaison and Research Support), David Clover has moved offices to be located near the collections.
David is now based in room 651, at the north end of the 6th floor.
Other contact details remain the same:
Mail: David Clover, Senate House Libraries - University of London, Library Office, 4th Floor, Senate House, Malet St, London WC1E 7HU.
Phone: 020 7862 8840
email: david.clover(at)london.ac.uk
David is now based in room 651, at the north end of the 6th floor.
Other contact details remain the same:
Mail: David Clover, Senate House Libraries - University of London, Library Office, 4th Floor, Senate House, Malet St, London WC1E 7HU.
Phone: 020 7862 8840
email: david.clover(at)london.ac.uk
Thursday, 1 September 2011
United Nations Economic Commision for Africa (UNECA) institutional repository
The United Nations Economic Commision for Africa (UNECA) has launched an institutional repository.
In its 50 years of existence, UNECA has created and holds a vast quantity of information and knowledge in a variety of formats, including printed and electronic. These represent the organisation's corporate memory, providing historical evidence of its actions and decisions. The information resources include published materials such as flagship publications, journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, mission reports, annual reports, working papers, speeches and other grey literature, all which outline important research or decisions that have been made on the economic and social developmental aspects in Africa.
The Institutional Repository of the Economic Commission for Africa offers unique knowledge and information not available elsewhere pertaining to regional programmes, decisions and resolutions promoting social and economic development in Africa. The repository includes key documents relating to the African Governance report, the African Women's Report, the Economic report on Africa, and Millennium Development Goals in Africa.
This material has been grouped into the following "communities" (with number of items as of July 2011 in square brackets):
•Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing [1537]
•Economic Development and Development Finance [8287]
•Gender issues and Equity [1153]
•Governance and Public Administration [2506]
•Industry [1539]
•International Trade [1524]
•Library, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Science and Technology [1770]
•Natural Resources and Environment [1934]
•Organizational Questions [1715]
•Political and Legal Questions [507]
•Social Development [6133]
•Sub-Regional Offices [57]
•Transport and Communications [1233]
In its 50 years of existence, UNECA has created and holds a vast quantity of information and knowledge in a variety of formats, including printed and electronic. These represent the organisation's corporate memory, providing historical evidence of its actions and decisions. The information resources include published materials such as flagship publications, journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, mission reports, annual reports, working papers, speeches and other grey literature, all which outline important research or decisions that have been made on the economic and social developmental aspects in Africa.
The Institutional Repository of the Economic Commission for Africa offers unique knowledge and information not available elsewhere pertaining to regional programmes, decisions and resolutions promoting social and economic development in Africa. The repository includes key documents relating to the African Governance report, the African Women's Report, the Economic report on Africa, and Millennium Development Goals in Africa.
This material has been grouped into the following "communities" (with number of items as of July 2011 in square brackets):
•Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing [1537]
•Economic Development and Development Finance [8287]
•Gender issues and Equity [1153]
•Governance and Public Administration [2506]
•Industry [1539]
•International Trade [1524]
•Library, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Science and Technology [1770]
•Natural Resources and Environment [1934]
•Organizational Questions [1715]
•Political and Legal Questions [507]
•Social Development [6133]
•Sub-Regional Offices [57]
•Transport and Communications [1233]
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
We've moved!
The collections of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library moved last week and are now in their permanent home in the Senate House Library.
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library is located on the 6th floor north of the Senate House Library, and the entrance is via the main Library entrance on the 4th floor of Senate House, accessible from the stairs or lift in the South Block, Senate House.
Plans and photographs will be posted soon.
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library is located on the 6th floor north of the Senate House Library, and the entrance is via the main Library entrance on the 4th floor of Senate House, accessible from the stairs or lift in the South Block, Senate House.
Plans and photographs will be posted soon.
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