It is with great regret that we have to announce that our friend David Lowental has passed away.

You may wish to read his obituary in the Guardian here… 

Peter Fraser and Gad Heuman wrote:

David Lowenthal’s great contribution to the study of the Caribbean should not be overlooked. His book “West Indian Societies” (1972) and the four volumes of readings he co-edited with Lambros Comitas (1973) served not only as introductions but stimulated further research; there were also his many scholarly articles.… read on...

These awards are offered to help support individuals wishing to visit London to use the British Library’s collections relating to North America (the USA, Canada and the greater Caribbean).

Who are the Eccles Centre Visiting Fellowships for?
We are keen to hear from all kinds of serious researchers who have the potential to produce something new, exciting, challenging and different as a result of their research into the North American collections of the British Library.… read on...

The Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR) at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston
3-5 July 2019

The Society for Caribbean Studies invites submissions of abstracts of no more than 250 words for research papers on the Hispanic, Francophone, Dutch and Anglophone Caribbean and their diasporas for this annual international conference.… read on...

DEADLINE EXTENDED – new deadline: 21st May 2018 – Call for Papers

Date: Friday 25th May 2018
Venue: The National Archives, Bessant Drive, Richmond TW9 4DU
Room: The Learning Space

The Society for Caribbean Studies Postgraduate Caribbean Network invites submissions of abstracts of not more than 250 words for research papers on the Hispanic, Francophone, Dutch and Anglophone Caribbean and their diasporas for its annual postgraduate conference. … read on...