The Launch of the Caribbean Studies Working Group
Hi All,
We wanted to share a brief recap of the first meeting of the new Caribbean Studies Working Group and extend our sincere thanks to the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Cluster and the Chabraja Center for Historical Studies for their generous support. Also, a special thank you to Nina and Bianca for all their help with logistics and coordination that made the programming possible.
On April 10, we hosted our inaugural convening, centered on the theme Performance, Culture, and Revolution. In conversation with the Museum of Contemporary Art’s new exhibition, Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón, the group explored the political, cultural, and historical significance of dancehall and reggaetón across the Caribbean and its diasporas.
We are deeply grateful for your support in helping us launch this group. It has already begun to foster the kind of interdisciplinary, community-oriented intellectual exchange we hoped to create, and we are excited to continue building on this momentum. Our next meeting will take place on May 1 at 12 pm in Harris 108 and will focus on the theme of Oceans and Tidalectics.
