This exciting and lively symposium was hosted by the Center for African and African American Research (CAAAR) at Duke UniversityFriday 4/28 & Saturday 4/29, Friedl Building Room 225, East Campus. See the blurb below that parsed the symposium’s concerns.

… CAAAR presents “Youthful Futures: Africa and the Caribbean Conference” at Duke University

“Wrestling with the Image: Caribbean Interventions” is a multimedia art exhibit featuring 12 contemporary Caribbean artists and  curated by Tatiana Flores and RSP’s Chris Cozier. It is open at the Museum of Americas, Washington D.C. from January 21, 2011-March 10, 2011.

View the special publication e-catalogue here.

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at NYU  is holding the colloquium “Our America: Cross Currents and Intimate Dialogues in the Making of a Hemisphere.” Dr. Michaeline Crichlow is scheduled to present her lecture “Creolization, Americanity and the Americas in the World System” on April 1, 2011. For more information, visit here.