"Caribbean Political Thought in Transition," a conference featuring experts in the politics and economics of Africa and the Caribbean, will be held on Tuesday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Science Center 3024. This event is free and open to the public.
Eusi Kwayana, a writer and political activist, will speak on Caribbean economic thinking in the past, present and future. His most recent publication, The Morning After, examines the political basis of violence that is tearing apart Guyana and many parts of the Caribbean today.
Rupert Roopnaraine, a filmmaker, author and founder of the Working People's Alliance in Guyana, will present "Walter Rodney and Caribbean Thought." A former professor of political science from the University of Guyana, he received his PhD from Cornell University. His most recent publication is titled Profiles of Caribbean Artistry.
Horace Campbell is a member of the international relations faculty in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and a faculty affiliate with the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflict (PARC). A native of Jamaica, he received his doctoral training at Sussex University in England. Among his many books are Rasta and Resistance: From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney, which is now in its fifth printing, and Reclaiming Zimbabwe: The Exhaustion of the Patriarchal Model of Liberation. His presentation is titled "Cuba, Africa and Liberation: Africa Yesterday, Latin America Tomorrow."
This event is sponsored by the Dean of Faculty's Office, Africana studies program, WIAA (West Indian and African Association) and HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program).
