The Official Newsletter of the Caribbean Studies Association

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CSA CONFERENCEREGISTRATION

All participants (attendees,presenters) must register for theconference. The pre­registrationrates are at a special, lower rate.These special 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 makea donation to CSA ­ all donations godirectly to our programs.

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Nominations for LifetimeAchievement Award

Nominations are to be supported bya one­page, typed justificationstatement detailing the contributionsof the candidate and why his/herwork over a lifetime is to beconsidered outstanding (if possible,please attach the candidate's CV).Selection of the award winner willbe made on the basis of thecandidate’s significant, fundamentalcontributions to Caribbean Studies,the outstanding and/or lastingimpact of these contributions on thefield; and the demonstration of a

Issue: March 2015

CSA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND VICEPRESIDENCY ­ NOMINATIONS NEEDED

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: APRIL 30th

Hello CSA members. Nominations for the executivecouncil for CSA are now open. Voting will take place beforeand during the conference inNew Orleans (May 25­29,2015), under the presidency ofJan DeCosmo. (For conferenceinformation, please visit theCSA web site). We will have two vacancies on the executive council,and we also need nominations for Vice President (whowould become CSA president in 2016). The VicePresident will serve under my presidency 2015­2016. The theme I have chosen for the 2016 conferencewhich will be held in Haiti is: "Caribbean GlobalMovements: People, Ideas, Culture, Arts andEconomic Sustainability".

If you are open for nomination, please send a head­shot of yourself and a short bio (or the same for acolleague you are nominating) to me atceb278@cornell.edu. Please copysecretariat@caribbeanstudiesassociation.org. You maynominate yourself.

Carole Boyce­Davies,Vice President, Caribbean Studies Association

MESSAGE FROM PROGRAM CO­CHAIRS

Karen Flynn Keithley Woolward

Chers membres:

Compte tenu du nombre de demandes individuellesd’accommodations spéciales pour la conférence 2015 del’AEC le Comité chargé du programme fera notre meilleur(sachant que nous ne pouvons pas offrir aucune garantie) depouvoir les satisfaire.

Les décisions finales sur les panneaux ont étéenvoyées à l’animateur du groupe.Les décisions finales sur les propositions de papierindividuelles ont été envoyées.Inscription et cotisations :

lifetime commitment to CaribbeanStudies. Email the requiredmaterials by April 15th to AntonAllahar, Chair of the SelectionCommittee, at allahar@uwo.ca.

Conference Host HotelPerks

Besides free WIFI in the guestrooms and a $10 food coupon eachday, CSA members at the Hilton willhave free access to the health club,comprised of over 100,000 squarefeet of world­class workout facilities.

A newly renovated,comfortable, welcomingenvironment with trained,certified professionals toserve youExtensive variety of PrecorCardio, Weight Machinesand Plate LoadingEquipment. Mats, Exertballs, Resistance Bands,Kettle Bells are alsoavailable. Group exercise classesinclude Spinning, Pilatesreformer and Mat, Zumba,Ab­Attack, yoga Mat andStretch and Tone classes.Convenient downtownlocationNew Orleans area’s onlyindoor tennis courtsRacquetball, squash,volleyball and basketball

“Report on the SexualitiesWorking Group – FourYears at CSA”

­ Angelique V. Nixon

The Sexualities Working Groupwas formed and approved at theCSA 2010 conference businessmeeting in Barbados. This groupincludes a network for scholars –established and emerging – whoseresearch focuses on sexualitiesacross disciplines and broadlydefined. The working group wasproposed by CSA members JafariSinclaire Allen, Natalie Bennett,Rosamond S. King, and AngeliqueV. Nixon, with the support of overthirty members of the CSA.

» CLICK HERE to read full report

Share a Room

Interested in Sharing a Room atthe 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 aroom for the Annual Conference, weask you to complete and submit theform below.

secretariat@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgBourses de voyage: Marie­José Nzengou­Tayo:travel.grants@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgRenseignement sur la Nouvelle Orléans : Supriya Nair(LOC Chair): supriya@tulane.eduHôtel: www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/hotel­information

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Estimados miembros:

Dado el número de las solicitudes individuales de alojamientoespecial para el Conferencia 2015 de l’AEC el Comité dePrograma haremos nuestro mejor esfuerzo (sabiendo que nopodemos ofrecer ninguna garantía) para poder satisfacerlos.

Las decisiones finales sobre los paneles fueronenviadas al moderador del grupo.Las decisiones finales sobre las propuestas de papelindividual fueron enviadas.La inscripción y las cuotas: secretariat@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgSubvenciones para viajes: Marie­José Nzengou­Tayo: travel.grants@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgInformación sobre Nueva Orleans: Supriya Nair (LOCChair): supriya@tulane.eduHotel: www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/hotel­information

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Dear Members:

Given the number of individual requests for specialaccommodations for the CSA 2015 Conference the ProgramCommittee will do our best (understanding that we cannotoffer any guarantees) to accommodate them.

Final Decisions on Individual Paper Proposals havebeen sent out.Final decisions on panels have been sent to the PanelChair. For Membership and Registration questions: secretariat@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgFor Travel Grants: Marie­José Nzengou­Tayo:travel.grants@caribbeanstudiesassociation.orgFor local (NOLA) information: Supriya Nair (LOC Chair):supriya@tulane.eduConference Hotel:www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/hotel­information

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 Student Breakfast & Other 2015Mentoring Activities in New Orleans

Students and faculty members are encouraged toparticipate in our specially­planned events for graduatestudents during our conference in New Orleans.Graduate students and faculty will be matched inmentor relationships that will allow us to get to knoweach other. CSA will then host a breakfast meeting forthe mentors and their graduate students to allow ournew (and most likely young) members to better findtheir way within the CSA and carry the torch into thefuture. Throughout the week we will ask the graduatestudents to check in with their mentors to report howthey are doing with networking, attending sessions andfeeling like valued members of the association.Graduate students and interested faculty shouldcontact Russell Benjamin at rusbenjamin@yahoo.comto become part of this experience (include researcharea please). In the past, this has been one of themore memorable events that our graduate studentsreport from the conference.

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 nouveauxgens et rendre plus facile d'assisterà notre conférence. Si vous vousintéressez à partager une chambred'hôtel à la Conférence Annuelle,nous vous demandons d'accompliret soumettre la 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 uncuarto en la Conferencia CSA?

Este año, como en el pasado,ofrecemos la oportunidad dereducir el coste, encontrar a lanueva gente, y hacer más fácil paraasistir a nuestra conferencia. Siusted está interesado en compartirun cuarto para la ConferenciaAnual, le pedimos completar ypresentar la forma abajo.

Por favor note, que no hacemosarreglos que se alojan. Esteservicio sólo une a la genteinteresada en compartir un cuarto.

» Click Here for more info.

In addition, CSA will be presenting two panelsdesigned to assist young CSA scholars. The firstconcerns how to finish a Ph.D. and get a job. Threejunior faculty members who recently completed theirdoctorates will help graduate students learn the lateststrategies for working with their committees, writingtheir dissertations and ultimately getting into the jobmarket. The second panel will focus on getting tenureand promotion and will include one senior and tworecently tenured faculty members. Topics to becovered include how to prepare tenure and promotiondossiers, how to work with department chairs and howto select external reviewers. Check the 2015conference program for the day and time for these twopanels.

Thirdly, all graduate students should consider applyingfor two awards: the George Priestley Graduate StudentAward and the Barbara T. Christian Literary Award.The Caribbean Studies Social Justice GraduateStudent Paper Award has been established in honor ofDr. George Priestley in recognition of his lifelongcontributions to social justice, anti­racism, HIV/AIDSawareness, the Afro­Latino identity, and internationalhuman rights issues. The Barbara T. Christian LiteraryAward was established in 2001 by past CSA President,Dr. Cora Christian, to celebrate her sister’s intellectuallegacy in black feminist criticism. Please visit the website for more information on these awards.

We look forward to meeting you in New Orleans. Safetravels,

Dwaine Plaza, Meagan Sylvester & Russell Benjamindplaza@yahoo.comrusbenjamin@yahoo.comdrmasylvester@hotmail.com

FROM THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Dear Conference Participants,

The CSA Newsletter Editorial Teamis looking to recruit foreignlanguage sub­editors to providetranslations from Engilsh and fromEnglish to French. In addition othertasks will include providing supportto the Editor in reaching out tomembers, to seek and editsubmissions originally in otherlanguages. These appointments willbe volunteered positions. Pleaseindicate your show of interest bysending an email with the followinginformation to the Newsletter Editor, Ms. Meagan Sylvester atdrmasylvester@hotmail.com.

(i) Name(ii) Designation(iii) Institutional Affiliation(iv) Preferred language of translation(v) Contact information (phone number and email address)

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Apreciados miembros y ponentes,

El equipo editorial del Boletín de la AEC busca co­editores enespañol y francés. Sus tareas incluyen apoyar al editor en lascomunicaciones con nuestros miembros y en la solicitud decontribuciones originalmente en sus lenguas, así comoproveer traducciones entre el inglés y el español o el francés.Las posiciones serán en calidad de voluntarios. Favor indicarsu interés vía correo electrónico enviando la siguienteinformación a la Editora, Señora Meagan Sylvester adrmasylvester@hotmail.com.

(I) Nombre(II) Título(III) Afiliación institucional(IV) Lenguaje preferido de traducción(V) Información de contacto (número de teléfono y dirección

de correo)

Saludos,

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Chers participants,

L’équipe éditoriale du bulletin d’informations de l’Associationdes Etudes Caribéennes recrute des correcteurs et descorrectrices. Leurs tâches consisteront à :­ apporter leur soutien à l’éditeur lorsqu’il s’agit de contacterles membres ;­ chercher et corriger les articles qui sont rédigés dansd’autres langues ;­ de traduire de l’anglais vers l’espagnol et le français.

Ce sont des postes de bénévoles. Si vous êtes intéressés,veuillez envoyer un email à l’éditrice du bulletin d’informations: Mademoiselle Meagan Sylvester. Adresse électronique :drmasylvester@hotmail.com.

1 Nom2) Profession3) Institution4) Langue de traduction (préférée)5) Coordonnées (numéro de téléphone et adresseélectronique).

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 dereservaciones 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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