Book launch: Handbook of Gender Studies in the Dutch Caribbean
Schedule
Fri Nov 01 2024 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Bibliotheek Universiteit van Amsterdam | Amsterdam, NH
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The Handbook of Gender Studies in the Dutch Caribbean, edited by Rose Mary Allen and Sruti Bala (Brill, 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 (Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba). Programme:
Editors' introduction to the volume
Reader's response by Dr. Esther Captain
Contributing author pitches by Dr. Margo Groenewoud, Dr. Angela Roe, Dr. Wigbertson Julian Isenia, Nadia Dresscher-Lambertus
Poetry recitation by Angelo Christiaan
Moderation: Dr. Nawal Mustafa
Drinks and book sale 17.30 - 18.00hrs.
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Where is it happening?
Bibliotheek Universiteit van Amsterdam, Singel 425,Amsterdam, NetherlandsEvent Location & Nearby Stays: