English 4829 (Jamaican-Canadian Women's Writing: Discussion with d'bi Young Anitafrika

d’bi Young Anitafrika speaks to students at Grenfell Campus who are taking a special topics course entitled Jamaican-Canadian Women’s Writing and who have studied d’bi’s book of poetry art on black (2005). d’bi talks to students about the book, dub poetry, creative writing and other issues. Produced by Stephanie McKenzie, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook, Newfoundland

word!sound!powah!

d’bi Young Anitafrika performs the third installment in her sankofa trilogy: word!sound!powah! The monodrama depicts young dub poet benu sankofa who is swept up in the violence of the 2012 national election in Jamaica. The country is on the cusp of a political coup, and in the heat of the struggle between young radicals and the establishment, benu is accused of involvement in a political assassination. Amidst all the corruption and turmoil, who will stand up for the land they love? benu ultimately finds strength in her maternal ancestors to fight for the freedom she believes in, with her courage and dub poetry as her primary tools. Following the performance, a question and answer period about the play and the issues it raises takes place with d’bi and the Corner Brook audience. Produced by Stephanie McKenzie and Shanda Williams, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Ifa Maroon Rising

Ifa Maroon Rising is a musical-poetical collaboration between dub poet d'bi Young Anitafrika (see http://dbi333.com/) and dj l'Oqenz (see http://www.loqenz.com/). Ifa Maroon Rising represents the intersection of Ifa spiritual tradition, Maroon revolutionary legacy, and woman-centered liberation. Produced by Stephanie McKenzie and Shanda Williams, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Queer Play : An Anthology of Queer Women's Performance and Plays

"Through these works by both emerging and established Canadian queer artists, this diverse anthology finds itself at the intersection of queer life and art, delving into the resulting subcultures and always-changing concepts of identity and performance. In this book, queer is not just something someone is; it's also something they do. " -- p. [4] de couverture

Reimagining Caribbean Time and Space: Speculative Fiction

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The Caribbean and Britain

Although characterized by generational shifts in terms of articulating cultural affiliations and attachments to both the Caribbean and Britain, Caribbean British writing remains deeply marked by issues of un/belonging. This essay explores this embedded thematic across changing political contexts and reads the transitions in Caribbean British literature that have brought different revisionary perspectives on literary forms and languages, post-Windrush British history and the much deeper historical connections between the Caribbean presence and the UK. As well as contesting racism, these works articulate intersectional identities informed by class, gender and sexuality as it is experienced within and across the UK and the Caribbean. Given that contemporary Caribbean British literature is very much connected with Caribbean literature and that of the larger diaspora, this essay considers the modes of critical attention necessary to engage with its new forms and platforms