22870: Benson: Fr:LeGraceFW: CONF: Soundscapes: Reflections on Caribbean Oral and Aural Traditions (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Legrace Benson <legrace@twcny.rr.com>

This conference should have a STRONG HAITIAN component.  Get your abstracts
ready!

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Subject: CONF: Soundscapes: Reflections on Caribbean Oral and Aural
Traditions

From: "Vibert Cambridge" <cambridg@ohio.edu>

Soundscapes: Reflections on Caribbean Oral and Aural Traditions
July 25  to July 29, 2005,
The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados

The Department of African American Studies, Ohio University and the
Learning Resource Centre of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
announce the conference Soundscapes: Reflections on Caribbean Oral and
Aural Traditions, scheduled for July 25 to July 29, 2005, at The University
of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados.

BACKGROUND

One of the idioms through which the Caribbean gains its distinctive
identity is its sound, both musical and vocal.  Soundscapes: Reflections on
Caribbean Oral and Aural Tradition seeks to explore the various sound texts
that are unique to the Caribbean.  While the focus of the conference will
be Caribbean sounds, papers that establish the nexus between the Caribbean
and societies, countries and regions that have contributed to its culture,
as well as those that demonstrate how Caribbean culture has influenced
other cultures will be welcomed. Explorations of the aesthetic, economic
and political dimensions of Caribbean sound will also be considered. Papers
on how various aspects of popular culture can be used as
entertainment-education forces in the Caribbean are encouraged.

  Soundscapes: Reflections on Caribbean Oral and Aural Traditions, which
will coincide with Barbados' annual Crop-Over festival, also invites papers
that explore Caribbean oral and aural heritage and their contemporary
manifestations and dynamics.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Potential topics include but are not limited to:
    * Ancestral retentions and Caribbean Creoles
    * Bachata, calypso, mento, reggae, son, etc. and health issues
    * Calypso, chutney, dance hall, reggae, salsa, etc. as economic forces
for the Caribbean
    * Caribbean folksongs
    * Caribbean music and its contribution to inter- and extra-regional
carnivalesque celebrations
    * Caribbean popular culture and its impact on the socialization of the
region
    * Economic issues associated with the sounds of the Caribbean
    * European vestiges in Caribbean popular culture
    * Impact of calypso across the African diaspora
    * Interpretation of Caribbean society through popular culture
    * Interrelation between popular culture and Caribbean societies
    * Indias presence in Caribbean language and music
    * Music and the Caribbean religious landscape
    * Sleeve art: its contribution and role in Caribbean music
    * Steelband: its cultural, historical, social and international
dimensions
             In addition to plenary presentations, panel discussions will
be considered. Interested participants are invited to register proposing a
provisional topic by November 30, 2004. Abstracts should be submitted by
March 1, 2005.  Abstracts should not exceed 300 words and should be sent in
electronic form or hard copy to Dr. Vibert C. Cambridge
<mailto:cambridg@ohio.edu>cambridg@ohio.edu or Department of African
American Studies, Lindley Hall # 302, Ohio University, Athens, OH
45701.  Communication faxed to 740-593-0671 will also be considered.

             Completed papers will be expected by June 30, 2005.  The
organizers of the conference anticipate publishing the conference papers.


Other preliminary information



Accommodation

             Arrangements are being made for participants to stay in the
Halls of Residence on the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados of The University of
the West Indies.  Information about hotel accommodation will be available
after January 15, 2005.




Travel to Barbados

             There are direct connections between the USA and Barbados on
American Airlines, BWIA and US Air.  Air Jamaica (a code share partner with
Delta) provides flights to Barbados with a connection through Montego Bay,
Jamaica.  British Airways and BWIA provide direct flights to Barbados from
London.  A valid passport is required for entry into Barbados.

Crop Over is a period of high volume travel to Barbados.  Seats are at a
premium during this period.  Prospective participants are strongly advised
to make their airline reservations very early to get the reservation they
require.

Crop Over:  Events during the period July 22 August 1, 2005

Crop Over is Barbados' equivalent to carnival.  During July there will be
tents, Crop Over fetes (public parties) and other many cultural
events.  The festival culminates on August 1, 2005.

Here is a list of major events, with dates, from July 22 onwards:

Pic-o-de Crop Competition (calypso) semi-finals, July 22;

Kiddies Kadooment and the final of the Junior Calypso Competition, July 23;

Party Monarch Competition (all day affair at Calypso Bowl on the East
Coast), July 24;

Pic-o-de Crop Competition final, July 29;

Bridgetown Market (all day street fair), July 30;

Cohobblopot (a cultural extravaganza), July 30; and

Grand Kadooment (costumed band street parade), August 1

Further information on this festival can be had at
<http://cropover.ncf.bb/>http://cropover.ncf.bb/

  August 4, 2004

Vibert C.
Cambridge
Elizabeth Watson
Department of African American
Studies                                          Learning Resource Center
Ohio
University
The University of the West Indies
Athens, OH
45701
Cave Hill, Barbados

PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT


Vibert C. Cambridge, Ph.D., Chair
Department of African American Studies
Ohio University
Telephone:  740-593-9178
Fax:  740-593-0671
web:  http://www.ohiou.edu/aas/
email: cambridg@ohio.edu