The Caribbean Translation Project
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Highlighting the #translation (authorised, legit.) of writing from and about the #Caribbean. #books #bookdem #boeken #libros #liv #livres Founder: A. McKenzie
Great to hear about "Workshop of silence", the English translation by Conor Bracken @VanderbiltUP of Haitian poet @Jeandamerique's collection "Atelier du silence" (Cheyne, 2020) which I reviewed 5 years ago @AttendantNadeau vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/9780826507792/… #poetry #poetryintranslation
Found in Milan ~ Derek Walcott, translated by Andrea Molesini (Omeros) & by Matteo Campagnoli (Isole, Prima Luce, Egrette Bianche). With cover artwork by Walcott. @adelphiedizioni #Caribbean #writers #poets #artists #translation #libri #languages #books @Feltrinelli_ #poetry
CFP: Haitian Feminism(s): Theoretical & Practical Contours | Global Black Thought | Guest Editors: Drs. Sabine Lamour, Célia Romulus, and Grace Sanders Johnson | Extended Deadline: August 30, 2025 aaihs.org/call-for-paper…
JaDiF would like to say a very fond farewell to wonderful Ambassador @BettonNayo and to thank her & the Embassy staff for their warm engagement with the Jamaican community & the unwavering support & encouragement. Best wishes from all JaDiF’s members & friends. A très bientôt?
A new bilingual book on the collaborative work of Wifredo Lam, including projects with Artaud, Césaire, Char, Glissant & others. The book is edited by Jean Khalfa and published by Jean-Michel Place jeanmichelplace.fr/produit/wifred… #WifredoLam #AiméCésaire #EdouardGlissant @InstduToutMonde
📚 The Life and Rhyme of Benjamin Zephaniah ✊🏾 A journey through rhythm, rebellion, and radical truth. Poet. Prophet. People’s voice. His words still echo. His mission lives on.
We live in a society where you’re considered radical if you have empathy
Current summer study 📚 stack
What have y’all been reading this summer? Share your favorite titles!
Cette semaine lancement de « Fanon a 100 ans » en Martinique par l’Association Caribéenne de Philosophie @caribphil La Fabrique décoloniale organise un panel, vendredi 18 Juillet à 13:30, sur les mouvements de paysans sans terre en Martinique et les occupations de terre qu’ils…
Share your hammock with a #Caribbean book this summer (or just any interesting read…🙂) Book-photo courtesy of C. Hucke. #ReadCaribbean #novels #stories #writing #reading #Jamaica
Inscribed on the @UNESCO World Heritage List: Port Royal, #Jamaica. Full inscription ~ “The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal” #Caribbean #worldheritage #history whc.unesco.org/en/list/1595/
This month’s bilingual reading ~ Maryse Condé’s Le cœur à rire et à pleurer: Contes vrais de mon enfance / Tales from the Heart (translated by Richard Philcox) #Caribbean #writing #translation #reading #ReadCaribbean #Guadeloupe
Happy Caribbean Literature Day. #reading #writing #Caribbean
“The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is now accepting submissions for the 2026 C.L.R. James Research Fellowship to support research towards the completion of a dissertation or publication of a book.” - @AAIHS aaihs.org/accepting-subm…
Review: “Franz Fanon, Chroniques fidèles survenues au siècle dernier à l’hôpital de Blida-Joinville au temps où le Docteur Franz Fanon était Chef de la cinquième division, entre l’an 1953 et 1956” - Abdenour Zahzah Fanon at the Blida-Joinville Hospital southernworldartsnews.blogspot.com/2025/06/film-t…
Fanon Today – Contemporary Struggles and Theoretical Perspectives | International Symposium | Franz-Mehring-Platz 1 - Berlin | July 22-23, 2025 | For more information, visit here: rosalux.de/en/event/es_de…
Happy International Reggae Day from JaDiF. (Image by Dennis Morris, from the recent Music + Life exhibition in Paris.) #reggae #music #arts #Jamaica
A special exhibition of #Jamaican #art is on in Bersenbrück, Germany, until Aug. 24, focusing on the history of modern & contemporary art from the island, and paying tribute to the music. Bersenbrück also hosts the annual Reggae Jam Festival (Aug. 1-3), which attracts thousands
Revisiting #Caribbean plays during #ReadCaribbean month, along with Olivier Stephenson’s VISIONS AND VOICES: Conversations with Fourteen Caribbean Playwrights. This took a long time to find a publisher until @kwamedawes facilitated the process. A great read. #theatre #Caraïbe
Our new posting of “Caliban’s Readings” is now available. Please join Celia Ayala Lugo in discussing children’s and young adult literature: "With Caribbean representation we can begin (re)writing and (re)claiming our history, our voices, and our humanity." caribbeanphilosophy.org/blog/rebuildin…