Conference Programme
The Final Programme (modified post-Confernence) may be downloaded below.
Wednesday, 2nd
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ARRIVAL
Pre-Registration 7:30 p.m. Meet & Greet and Pre-Registration Venue: Humanities Courtyard, Faculty of Humanities and Education. Attendees will make their own way to UWI. Transportation back to listed hotels will be provided following the event. |
Thursday, 3rd
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8.00 AM-4.00 PM REGISTRATION, FC Suite B
(8.45-11:30 a.m - 3Ws Pavilion Foyer) 9.30 AM OPENING CEREMONY:
6:30 PM CULTURAL EVENING - 3Ws Pavilion, UWI The Honourable Stephen Lashley, M.P., Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Government of Barbados, will deliver the Feature Address. |
Friday, 4th
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8:00 AM-4.00 PM REGISTRATION (Conference Secretariat, FC Suite B, Solutions Centre)
9.00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Va pensiero or the ‘Hebrew slaves chorus’ (Verdi) and ‘By the rivers of Babylon’ (The Melodians/Boney M): Considering the African response to exile and enslavement By Professor Emeritus Peter Roberts (UWI, Cave Hill Campus) 10:30 AM - 4:15 PM PANELS 4:15 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Cultural Implications in Discourse Analysis: An Eastern Caribbean Perspective By Professor Keming Liu (Medger Evers College, CUNY, NY) 5:15 PM BUSINESS MEETING (all are invited) Suggested Activity: Oistins Fish Fry, Christ Church. An all night event. |
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Saturday, 5th
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Registration
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM PANELS 12:00 PM Half-day Island Tour (USD60). Your opportunity to see some of the beautiful island. The tour includes a lunch stop at the Atlantis Hotel in Bathsheba. The tour will last for approximately 5 hours. Liquid refreshments will be provided. |
Sunday, 6th
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DEPARTURE
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