From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Podcasting – Culture, Arts, and CARIFESTA Series Ep. 6

26 October 2008

The sixth episode is now  live.
It focusses on the cultural industries in the Caribbean, paying close attention to those industries which currently exist, and why and how we should invest in them, especially during hard economic times.
Culture, Arts and CARIFESTA – Episode 6
 

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Friendship Around the World Award

23 October 2008

*ahem* – Thanks, Geoffrey, I think …
Friendship Around the World Award
Blogworld: Nicolette is not only a scholar and poet, but also someone who writes critically about the state of Caribbean life and letters.
…
Now, fellow awardees, you all have a job to do. Tell me about your favorites
Give me some time and I’ll do so.

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Came across this while searching for something else

23 October 2008

And it’s worth another visit, and another.
BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERS
A BLOGSITE FOR THE PRAISING OF ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL AND SUBLIME IN HONOR OF ALL BLACK WOMEN. A BLOGSITE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH OF BLACK WOMEN’S HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AMERICA.
“ONLY THE BLACK WOMAN CAN SAY “WHEN AND WHERE I ENTER, [...]

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Podcasting – Culture, Arts, and CARIFESTA Series Ep. 5

22 October 2008

The fifth episode is now (FINALLY!!) live.
It focusses on the cultural industries and global changes that have affected the world economy, and examines the economic aspects of culture and the cultural industries to provide a global context for CARIFESTA.
Culture, Arts and CARIFESTA – Episode 5
 

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Podcasting – Culture, Arts, and CARIFESTA Series Ep. 4

12 October 2008

The fourth episode is now live.
It focusses on festivals and festival economies around the globe and in the Caribbean region, and why CARIFESTA is a good investment for The Bahamas or indeed for any host country.
Culture, Arts and CARIFESTA – Episode 4
 

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Are we all criminals?

11 October 2008

Got this from zotz, aka Drew Roberts, who is a passionate proponent of creative commons licensing, of a rethinking of the copyright laws of the twentieth century:

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I wanted to post it, and link to the page it came from, because I agree with it, 95%.  My reservation comes when I’m thinking about our local [...]

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If you don’t know my name you don’t know your own

7 October 2008

The title is a quotation from James Baldwin.  I got it from the address given by Obediah Michael Smith at the Bahamas Writers’ Forum held at Chapter One Bookstore last month.
I’ve meant to post an excerpt from that address for some time, but never did for one reason or another. The time, however, has come.
Hear, [...]

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R.I.P. Norman Stafford Solomon 1929-2008

7 October 2008

“He was the most industrious person I’ve ever known, and very meticulous and always checked details. He never seemed to get flustered. He could multi-task better than anybody I know. And he was a workaholic,” long-time friend and former politician Michael Lightbourn told The Tribune …. 
Mr Lightbourn was a member of the short-lived Social Democratic [...]

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Some of my best friends

6 October 2008

are Swedish.
And one of them read my last post, and commented.  Actually, she did so over on Facebook, where my blog posts are imported as notes, but I liked what she said enough to bring it back over here.
Her point is that Engdahl didn’t mean cultural hegemony as much as he meant linguistic hegemony.  Now [...]

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Podcasting – Culture, Arts, and CARIFESTA Series Ep. 3

5 October 2008

The third episode is now live.
In it, I talk about the various elements contained in the CARIFESTA New Model and how they could work in The Bahamas, including little bits about how they were implemented in T&T and Guyana.
Culture, Arts and CARIFESTA – Episode 3
 

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