Saturday Programme

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