The conference sessions listed on this page took place at the Woolf Institute in Cambridge on Sat 07 May 2022. Video recordings are available via the links below.
10.30-11.00 | Registration |
11.00-11.15 | Introduction Isabelle Higgins |
11.15-11.35 | Reggae Theatrics: Dub poetry, Words, Sound, Power and Resistance Dr Martin Glynn, Birmingham City University |
11.40-12.00 | Post-Windrush: Next Generation Europeans Levi Tafari, Charles University |
12.05-12.25 | The Front Room: Diaspora migrant aesthetics in the Home Dr Michael McMillan, University of the Arts London |
12.25-12.55 | Tea & coffee break |
12.55-13.25 | Panel 3: “Resistance as Performance” Dr Martin Glynn, Levi Tafari & Dr Michael McMillan, chaired by Prof ‘Lez’ Henry |
13.30-14.30 | Lunch |
14.30-14.50 | Dancing multiple identities: reggae/dancehall culture, dance, movement and visibility Dr ‘H’ Patten, IRIE! Dance Theatre |
14.55-15.15 | Reflections on Terraformed: Young Black Lives in the Inner City Dr Joy White, University of Bedfordshire |
15.20-15.40 | Looking Ahead: Caribbean community and identity in the fifth generation Dr Audrey Allwood, Goldsmiths |
15.40-16.10 | Tea & coffee break |
16.10-16.40 | Panel 4 “Community and Identity” Dr H Patten, Dr Joy White & Dr Audrey Allwood, chaired by Jenni Skinner |
16.40-16.55 | Comfort Break |
17.00-18.00 | Keynote Conversation: Resistance and Empowerment Laura Henry-Allain MBE & Dr Maggie Semple OBE |
18.00-18.15 | Summary/Close Isabelle Higgins |