Book launch 'Handbook of Gender Studies in the Dutch Caribbean'
Schedule
Fri Nov 01 2024 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Amsterdam University Library (Doelenzaal) | Amsterdam, NH
About this Event
, edited by Rose Mary Allen and Sruti Bala, Leiden and New York: Brill Publishers, Handbooks in Caribbean Studies, Vol. 1, 2024 is the first comprehensive anthology of gender studies scholarship on the Dutch Caribbean islands, thematically covering the history of movements for gender equality, the relation of gender to race, colonialism, sexuality and the arts and popular culture.
The volume offers unparalleled insights into a century of debates around gender from the six islands of the Dutch Caribbean (CuraƧao, Bonaire, Aruba, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba). It makes gender studies in the Dutch Caribbean accessible to an international readership. Besides key academic writings it includes primary historical sources, translations from Papiamento and Dutch, as well as personal memoirs and poetry.
Where is it happening?
Amsterdam University Library (Doelenzaal), 425 Singel, Amsterdam, NetherlandsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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