Caribbean Carnival Cultures Conference 2017
Leeds Beckett University
May 19th-21st
Registration Open
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the international two day conference on Caribbean Carnival Cultures on 19 - 21 May 2017 at Leeds Beckett University.
Hosted by the Centre for Culture and the Arts<http://leedsbeckettuniversity.cmail19.com/t/t-l-hkdjult-bwdiittr-j/> in partnership with Leeds West Indian Carnival the conference will coincide with the fiftieth year of the Leeds West Indian Carnival, the oldest Caribbean street carnival in Europe. Registration and booking for the conference is now open. Places are limited, so please book early using this link to avoid disappointment:
http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/carnival/
The fees include lunch and refreshments on Friday and Saturday and the Civic Reception with the Lord Mayor on Saturday evening (including dinner, entertainment and drinks).
The conference is shaping up to be an excellent event with a global scope involving leading national and international academics and artists in the field and founding members of the Caribbean Carnival in Leeds, UK. A draft copy of the conference schedule and abstract booklet is now available on our conference website. These are both provisional and subject to change: http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/carnival/
For any general enquiries please contact Conference Administrator Danielle Hall at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
We look forward to coming together in celebration of international Caribbean carnival cultures.
Best Wishes,
Dr Emily Zobel Marshall
Professor Max Farrar
Danielle Hall
Leeds West Indian Carnival <http://leedsbeckettuniversity.cmail19.com/t/t-l-hkdjult-bwdiittr-d/> are pleased to be working in partnership with the Centre for Culture & the Arts to host the Caribbean Carnival Cultures conference 2017
Dr. Emily Zobel Marshall
Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature
Room A216, School of Cultural Studies
Broadcasting Place
Leeds Beckett University
Civic Quarter, LS2 9EN
Tel: 0113 812 4964
Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Web: Media Centre Profile<http://mediacentre.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/author/dr-emily-marshall/>
Publications: Anansi's Journey: A Story of Jamaican Cultural Resistance<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anansis-Journey-Jamaican-Cultural-Resistance/dp/9766402612>
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