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The Official Newsletter of the Caribbean Studies Association

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CSA CONFERENCEREGISTRATION

All participants (attendees,presenters) must register for theconference. The pre­registration ratesare at a special, lower rate. Thesespecial rates end on April15, 2015.

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Join/Renew Membership

Please join CSA if you are not amember or if you have not paid yourdues for 2015. You may also make adonation to CSA ­ all donations godirectly to our programs.

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CSA delegates fromTrinidad and Tobago:Conference PaymentInformation – Important

Please make the payment to accountnumber 18087­1851­5405­1(Caribbean Studies Association),using cash / linx / credit card at theCashier, Bursary, UWI, St. Augustine.Yes, USD100. Please note that youmust also state that the payment isgoing to the Caribbean StudiesAssociation account.You will receivea receipt when the payment is made.

Issue: April 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Donate to the Travel GrantFund

Hello CSA Members,

We have received 76 travelgrant applications! However,we do NOT have enoughmoney to fund all theseworthy and needy people.

PLEASE take a moment tocontribute to the travel fund to assist these applicantswith their travel expenses to the CSA conference.

CLICK HERE make your donation today

CSA Banquet

You’ll want to stay over Fridaynight (May 29th) to participatein our CSA Night banquet anddance to be held in a beautifulroom with a glass walloverlooking the MississippiRiver. Scrumptious Creolefood will be served, prizesawarded, and the authenticsounds of Bruce “Sunpie”

Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots will be featured. Sunpie is currently on tour in Europe with Paul Simonand Sting. Advance tickets ($25 per person) will soonbe for sale on the website.

Special CSA tours to Whitney Plantation

Special CSA tours to Whitney Plantation will beavailable on Saturday and Sunday before theconference. Whitney Plantation is a museum devotedto the history of slavery in the U.S. South that ispreserved near Wallace, Louisiana, in St. John theBaptist Parish. For more information seewww.whitneyplantation.com. Tour cost will beapproximately $35­40 per person. Advance ticketswill soon be for sale on the website. (Photos showthe field of angels, and the ceramic statues of slavechildren.)

For the first time in its 262­year history, the WhitneyPlantation opened its doors to the public Dec. 8,2014.

The latest addition to the African­American HeritageTrail in Louisiana, the plantation was built by Africanslaves for a German family. It has now been restoredas a museum that takes a haunting look into the livesof enslaved men, women and children – telling theirstories through exhibits, memorial artwork andhundreds of first­person narratives.

This receipt along with yourcompleted registration must be givento the Secretariat for your registrationto be completed. Kindly place thereceipt and completed registrationform in an envelope and drop it off atthe Salises main office addressed asfollows:

Caribbean Studies AssociationSecretariat

c/o Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Socialand Economic Studies (SALISES)

University of the West IndiesSt. AugustineTrinidad and Tobago

Nominations for LifetimeAchievement Award

Nominations are to be supported by aone­page, typed justificationstatement detailing the contributionsof the candidate and why his/her workover a lifetime is to be consideredoutstanding (if possible, please attachthe candidate's CV). Selection of theaward winner will be made on thebasis of the candidate’s significant,fundamental contributions toCaribbean Studies, the outstandingand/or lasting impact of thesecontributions on the field; and thedemonstration of a lifetimecommitment to Caribbean Studies. Email the required materials by April15th to Anton Allahar, Chair of theSelection Committee, atallahar@uwo.ca.

Conference Host HotelPerks

Besides free WIFI in the guest roomsand a $10 food coupon each day,CSA members at the Hilton will havefree access to the health club,comprised of over 100,000 squarefeet of world­class workout facilities.

A newly renovated,comfortable, welcomingenvironment with trained,certified professionals to serveyouExtensive variety of PrecorCardio, Weight Machines andPlate Loading Equipment.Mats, Exert balls, ResistanceBands, Kettle Bells are alsoavailable. Group exercise classesinclude Spinning, Pilatesreformer and Mat, Zumba, Ab­Attack, yoga Mat and Stretchand Tone classes.Convenient downtownlocationNew Orleans area’s onlyindoor tennis courtsRacquetball, squash,volleyball and basketball

Share a Room

Interested in Sharing a Room at

Located along the great River Road between NewOrleans and Baton Rouge, surrounded by otherrenowned plantations that attract tourists from aroundthe world, Whitney Plantation offers an alternativeperspective to what life was really like for the peoplewho made the plantation owners wealthy.New Orleans trial lawyer John Cummings bought theproperty in the 1990s and has spent over $7 million ofhis own money restoring and renovating it as a way topay homage to all people who were enslaved.

The one­and­a­half hour walking tour takes visitorsthrough the Creole and Greek Revival­style mansion,an overseer’s house, a blacksmith shop, the oldestkitchen in Louisiana, slave cabins, a latticed 1868steel jail similar to the type used to restrain slaves,and a shingled African­American church.

The 250­acre property also features realistic ceramicstatues of slave children in tattered clothing, alongwith a memorial in a former sugarcane field that takesthe form of a maze of black granite walls engravedwith the names of thousands of slaves.

Another emotionally stirring memorial is the “Field ofAngels”, a circular courtyard listing the names of2,200 slave babies in St. John Parish who died beforetheir third birthdays.

The information above comes from the WhitneyPlantation website, www.whitneyplantation.com

MESSAGE FROM PROGRAM CO­CHAIRS

Karen Flynn Keithley Woolward

Dear Members:

We are excited about the 40th CSA Conference in NewOrleans, and hope that you are too! We are writing toremind you that the conference registration deadline is April15th 2015. There are also a few other details we want tobring to your attention:

We have received a number of emails regarding theavailability of the conference program. We want to assureyou that a draft of the CSA 2015 Conference program will beavailable on the CSA website April 20th, 2015 as per youracceptance letter.

We have received a number of individual requests forspecial accommodations for the CSA 2015 Conference.Again, the Program Committee will do our best(understanding that we cannot offer any guarantees) toaccommodate them.

Do contact the respective email addresses below, and we’dbe happy to address your questions and concerns:

the CSA Conference?

This year, as in the past, we areoffering the opportunity to reducecost, meet new people, and makeit easier to attend our conference.If you are interested in sharing a roomfor the Annual Conference, we askyou to complete and submit the formbelow.

Please note, that we do not makelodging arrangements. This serviceonly connects people interested insharing a room.

» Click Here for more info.

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Partagez une chambred'hôtel

Intéressé dans le partageant unechambre d'hôtel à la ConférenceCSA?

Cette année, comme dans le passé,nous offrons l'opportunité de réduirele prix, rencontrer les nouveaux genset rendre plus facile d'assister à notreconférence. Si vous vous intéressez àpartager une chambre d'hôtel à laConférence Annuelle, nous vousdemandons d'accomplir et soumettrela forme ci­dessous.

Notez s'il vous plaît, que nous neprenons pas de dispositions selogeant. Ce service raccordeseulement les gens intéressés dansle partageant d'une chambre.

» Click Here for more info.

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Comparta un Cuarto

¿Interesado en compartir un cuartoen la Conferencia CSA?

Este año, como en el pasado,ofrecemos la oportunidad de reducirel coste, encontrar a la nueva gente,y hacer más fácil para asistir anuestra conferencia. Si usted estáinteresado en compartir un cuartopara la Conferencia Anual, lepedimos completar y presentar laforma abajo.

Por favor note, que no hacemosarreglos que se alojan. Este serviciosólo une a la gente interesada encompartir un cuarto.

» Click Here for more info.

For information pertaining to the programemail:program.chair@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgFor Membership and Registrationquestions: secretariat@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgFor Travel Grants: Marie­José Nzengou­Tayo:travel.grants@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgFor local (NOLA) information: Supriya Nair(LOC Chair): supriya@tulane.eduHotel:www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/hotel­information

Karen Flynn and Keithley Woolward

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Estimados Miembros:

¡Estamos emocionados por la 40a Conferencia Anual delAEC (CSA) en Nueva Orleans y esperamos que ustedestambién!

Les escribimos para recordarles que la fecha límite deregistro para la Conferencia es el día 15 de abril del 2015.Asimismo, hay algunos otros detalles que deseamosinformarles oportunamente:

Hemos recibido varios emails en relación a la disponibilidaddel programa de la Conferencia. Les aseguramos que elborrador del programa de la Conferencia CSA 2015 estaráen la página web de la CSA el 20 de Abril del 2015, segúnhemos indicado en la correspondencia recibido por ustedesanteriormente.

También hemos recibido varias peticiones de ubicaciónespecial en el programa de la Conferencia CSA 2015. ElComité del Programa hará lo posible para acomodarlos(tomando en cuenta que no podemos ofrecer ningunagarantía).

Por cualquier duda o inquietud, por favor pónganse encontacto con las siguientes personas, quienes con gusto lesatenderán:

Para información relacionada al programa:program.chair@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgPara preguntas acerca de membresía y registro:secretariat@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgPara Becas de Viaje con: Marie­José Nzengou­Tayo: travel.grants@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgPara información local (Nueva Orleans): SupriyaNair (presidente del comité local) supriya@tulane.eduHôtel: www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/hotel­information

Karen Flynn and Keithley Woolward

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Chers membres

Nous attendons avec impatience cette 40eme conférenceCSA à la Nouvelle Orléans, et nous espérons que vous vousen réjouissez! Ce message a pour but de vous rappeler quela date limite d’inscription à la conférence est le 15 Avril2015. Nous attirons votre attention sur les détails suivants:suite à vos demandes, nous vous confirmons qu’unprogramme provisoire de la conférence sera disponible surle site web dès le 20 avril. Suite à vos demandes quant aulogement sur place, nous ferons de notre mieux pour vousaider à ce sujet (sans pour autant pouvoir vous donnez deferme garantie sur ce point).

N’hésitez pas à contacter les adresses ci­dessouspour toutes les questions concernant leprogramme paremail:program.chair@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgPour devenir membre et s’enregistrer: secretariat@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgPour les bourses de voyage, contactez Marie­José Nzengou­Tayo:

Meagan Sylvester

travel.grants@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgPour les informations local (NOLA), contactezSupriya Nair (LOC Chair): supriya@tulane.eduHôtel: www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/hotel­information

Karen Flynn and Keithley Woolward

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NOTE: All presenters should pay membership first on thewebsite, and then conference registration. If these fees arenot paid by April 15th, presenters will be deleted from theconference program booklet.

GRADUATE STUDENT CORNER

Graduate Students I hopethat the excitement is buildingfor your trip to New Orleansand also for your participationin the CSA Conference. Wehave many historical andeducational tours and otherexciting NOLA activities foryou! So please considercoming to New Orleans asearly as Sunday, May 24th, totake advantage of theseopportunities.

Breaking news!

The Caribbean Studies Association has decided toconvert the George Priestley Award into a studenttravel scholarship. It’s not too late to apply. GraduateStudents this is your opportunity to shine through youracademic work and position yourself beyondgraduation. Entry forms may be found on the websiteat http://caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/travelgrant(April 15 deadline).

All conference attendees please note: if you do notwish to register for the conference but wish to takeadvantage of the daily rate, please note that it isUS$50.00 per day.

Graduate Student Fees for the CSA Conferenceare as follows: US$100 at the pre­registration ratebut on site, it will be US$110. Membership remainsthe same (US$55) but registration increases toUS$55 on site.

Meagan Sylvester, CSA Student Representative

RESERVE YOUR CONFERENCE HOTEL ROOMS NOW!

New Orleans hotel rooms are difficult to come by. Conference participants maymake reservations online at https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=33653120, or by calling the in­house reservationsoffice at 504­584­3959, Monday­Sunday, 7 am to 6 pm CST, and providing thegroup code, CSA. If you find that are not able to book rooms on certain datesonline, make your reservation for any of the five nights for which we have contracted(Monday through Friday), and then call the hotel with your confirmation number. Atthat point, based on hotel availability, you may add any of these nights outside of ourblock: Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 22nd – 24th, and Saturday and SundayMay 30th – 31st. There are more rooms available the weekend before theconference than afterwards, and our special CSA Whitney Plantation Tours will takeplace the weekend before.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Haga su reserva ahora en el hotel Hilton, Riverside. Las reservaciones de hotel enla ciudad de Nuevo Orleans ofrecen dificultades. Los participantes a la Conferenciapueden hacer reservaciones en línea https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=33653120 o llamando a la oficina de

reservaciones del hotel al 504­584­3959 de lunes a sábado de 7 a.m. a 6 p.m. ydando el código de grupo de la AEC. En caso de no lograr la reservación en líneapara determinada fecha, haga su reservación para cualquiera de las cinco nochesque hemos contratado (de lunes a viernes) y luego llame al hotel para obtener sunúmero de confirmación. En ese momento, de acuerdo a la disponibilidad hotelera,puede agregar cualquiera de esas noches fuera de nuestro bloque: viernes, sábadoy domingo mayo 22 al 24, y sábado y domingo mayo 30 al 31. Hay mayor númerode habitaciones disponibles el fin de semana previo a la conferencia que elposterior. El recorrido especial a la Plantación Whitney para los participantes a laConferencia tendrá lugar el fin de semana previo a la misma.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Réservez maintenant à l’hôtel Hilton, Riverside. Il est difficile de réserver d’effectuerdes réservations pour cet hôtel. Cependant, ceux qui participent à la conférencepeuvent réserver en ligne au https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=33653120 ou contacter directement l’hôtel au504­584­3959 du lundi au dimanche de 7.00 heures à 18 heures en précisant lecode du groupe : CSA (code de l’Association des Etudes Caribéennes). Au casvous ne réussiriez pas à effectuer une réservation, réservez une des cinq nuits quenous proposons (du lundi au vendredi). Puis, appelez l’hôtel avec votre numéro deconfirmation. Tout dépend de la disponibilité des chambres, vous avez la possibilitéd’ajouter ces nuits en­dehors de ce que nous proposons : vendredi, samedi etdimanche (du 22 au 24 mai). Samedi et dimanche (du 30 et 31 mai). Il y a plus dechambres disponibles le week­end avant la conférence qu’après. Notre visitespéciale CSA (Association des Etudes de la Caraïbe) de la plantation Whitney setiendra le week­end précédent.

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