• Dalton, Christin, and Lisa on Henzell, Baugh, and The Wailers
    May 5 2024

    Dalton, Christin, and Lisa discuss the final bit of material from the seminar, including Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come, Edward Baugh's "The West Indian Writer and His Quarrel with History," and The Wailers' album Burnin'.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Edward Baugh, Perry Henzell, and The Wailers - Inventiveness, the Underclass, and the Sounds of the Everyday
    Apr 29 2024

    A discussion of Edward Baugh's essay "The West Indian Writer and His Quarrel with History," Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come, and The Wailer's masterpiece album Burnin'.

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    25 mins
  • Kayna, Dalton, and Abby on Maryse Condé and the Creolists
    Apr 29 2024

    Kayna, Dalton, and Abby discuss the Creolist's response to Maryse Condé's critical remarks on the créolité movement, thinking through questions of nation, time, and identity.

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    42 mins
  • Maryse Condé and the Créolité Movement - Literature, Identity, Diaspora
    Apr 29 2024

    A discussion of Maryse Condé's essay "Order, Disorder, Freedom, and the West Indian Writer" and the critical interview "Créolité Bites" with Jean Bernabé, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Raphaël Confiant, with particular emphasis on the relationship between literature, identity, and diaspora.

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    23 mins
  • Charlie, Lisa, and Teagan on Jean Bernabé, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Raphaël Confiant
    Apr 23 2024

    Charlie, Lisa, and Teagan discuss In Praise of Creoleness and its cultural politics of race, identity, and expression.

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    54 mins
  • Jean Bernabé, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Raphaël Confiant - Creoleness, Identity, Literature
    Apr 23 2024

    Discussion of Jean Bernabé, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Raphaël Confiant's 1989 manifesto In Praise of Creoleness, with particular attention to questions of identity, cultural production, and the relation between writer and reader.

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    33 mins
  • Teagan, Lisa, and Kayna on Kamau Brathwaite
    Apr 12 2024

    Discussion of Kamau Brathwaite's poetics and poetic praxis with Teagan, Kayna, and Lisa.

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    40 mins
  • Kamau Brathwaite - Orality, Aurality, and Postcolonial Intelligence
    Apr 12 2024

    A discussion of the relation between orality and aurality in Kamau Brathwaite's poetics and poetic praxis.

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    27 mins