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Deadline for submissions: March 12, 2017
Decision: March 19, 2017
Deadline for full papers: April 23, 2017
Symposium: April 27, 2017
For further information, please contact
Marissa Brooks – DCFA@sta.uwi.edu and 645-1955 / 663-2141
Our official image for the one-day symposium is the work of UWI DCFA alumnus Alex Kelly whose recent creative efforts involve a look at development – specifically an interrogation of Trinidad and Tobago's direction. The image features a wooden shipping pallet as a symbol of dependence on imported goods and cultural influences. Embedded in the pallet is a child’s toy: a rocking horse. Its anticipated motion is interrupted or thwarted by the fact that its rockers are caught in the pallet. The image captures the idea of a relatively young nation and speaks to issues of frustrated movement in a context characterised by room for greater self-reliance.