Friday Programme

The conference sessions listed on this page took place at the Woolf Institute in Cambridge on Fri 06 May 2022. Video recordings are available via the links below.

9.45-10.15
Registration
10.15-10.30
Introduction
Dr Kenny Monrose
10.30-10.50
British Reggae: Resistance and Transcendence
Prof William ‘Lez’ Henry, University of West London
10.55-11.15
Jesus Dub: Doing Theology for the Black Church in music, film and art.
Prof Robert Beckford, University of Winchester
11.20-11.40
‘Liv Good’: The Intersectionally Just Good Life, an African/Caribbean Perspective
Dr Gabriella Beckles-Raymond, SOAS and Birkbeck University
11.40-12.10
Tea and coffee break
12.10-12.40
Panel 1: “Resistance and Transcendence”
Prof William ‘Lez’ Henry, Prof Robert Beckford & Dr Gabriella Beckles-Raymond, chaired by Annoa Abekah-Mensah
12.45-13.45
Lunch
13.45-14.05
The Windrush and the children left behind: in/visible narratives of migration, recognition and belonging
Dr Christiana Abraham, Concordia University
14.10-14.30
Oppression or Protection? Policing and Black British Caribbean Communities
Katrina Ffrench, UNJUST
14.35-14.55
The ‘Windrush generation’ as a discursive construction: the representation of a migrant group
Dr Sharon Walker, University of Bristol
14.55-15.25
Tea and coffee break
15.25-15.55
Panel 2: “Narratives of Windrush and Migration”
Dr Christiana Abraham, Katrina Ffrench & Dr Sharon Walker, chaired by Maya McFarlane
15.55-16.10
Comfort Break
16.15-16.45
Keynote Lecture: “The undead rebel spirit of the long 1970s”
Prof Paul Gilroy, University College London
16.45-17.15
Q&A
Prof Paul Gilroy, chaired by Dr Martin Glynn
17.15-17.30
Summary/Close
Dr Martin Glynn
17.30-19.30
Music and Drinks Reception
With Nzinga Soundz