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IGDS Engagement and Expertise in
Gender, Sexualities, Ethnicity, Race, Class and Citizenship

 

CONTENTS

 

Publications

2019. Nixon, Angelique. Black Sexual Economies: Race and Sex in a Culture of Capital. Eds. Adrienne D. Davis and The Black Sexual Economies Collective. University of Illinois Press. Forthcoming Fall 2019. (In Press).

2019. Nixon, Angelique. “50 Years Black & Queer: Erotic Islands and the Cartography of Lineage.” Roundable. Black Studies at 50 - 1968/1969. University of Texas at Austin, USA. 14-15th March 2019.

2019. Nixon, Angelique. “Rebellious Praxis: LGBTI+ Organising and Navigating Citizenship in the Anglophone Caribbean.” Roundtable. Beyond Homophobia Conference, Navigating the State. The UWI Mona Campus. Kingston, Jamaica. 24-26th January 2019.

2019. Nixon, Angelique. On Being a Black Sexual Intellectual: Thoughts on Caribbean Sexual Politics and Freedom. Black Sexual Economies: Race and Sex in a Culture of Capital. Eds. The Black Sexual Economies Collective. University of Illinois Press. 2019.

2018. Barratt, Sue Ann and Ranjitsingh, Aleah. “Recognising Selves in Others: Situating Dougla Manoeuvrability as Shared Mixed-Race Ontology”. Journal of Intercultural Studies. Vol 39/4. August 2018.

2018. Hosein, Gabrielle. “A Letter to My Great-Grandmother”, Commentary on Gaiutra Bahadur’s ‘Coolie Woman’. Small Axe, July 2018.   

2018. Hosein, Gabrielle. Poem, ‘Chutney Love’ in the collection, “We Mark Your Memory: Writings from the descendants of indenture”. Published by the Commonwealth Foundation, April 2018. 

2017. Nixon, Angelique. “Intentional BlackLove — Space Making, Visionary Solidarity, and Black Feminisms Movement Building.” Development, the Quarterly Journal of the Society for International Development (SID) - Special Issue on “Feminist Futures” in collaboration with the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID). 2017.

2017. Nixon, Angelique. Troubling Queer Caribbeanness: Embodiment, Gender, and Sexuality in Nadia Huggins’ Visual Art. Small Axe: A Journal of Caribbean Criticism. Commissioned for the Small Axe Caribbean Queer Visualities Project. Forthcoming 2017.

2017. Reddock, Rhoda. “Up Against a Wall: Muslim Women‘s Struggle to Reclaim Masjid Space  Trinidad and Tobago”, Talk to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Penns ylvania, 23, October 2017.

2017. Reddock, Rhoda. South Asian Plantation Histories and their Enduring Legacies: Indian Atlantic Ocean Connections,” in Development and Change, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2017. pp. 189–200.

2016. Barratt, Sue Ann. What’s in a Name?: Nicki Minaj, Indian In/visibility and the Paradox of Dougla Feminism. Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought: Genealogies, Theories, Enactments. Eds. Gabrielle Hosein and Lisa Outar. Palgrave MacMillan, 2016

2016. Hosein, Gabrielle. Dougla Poetics and Politics in Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought: Reflection and Reconceptualisation” in Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought: Genealogies, Theories, Enactments. Eds. Gabrielle Hosein and Lisa Outar. Palgrave MacMillan, 2016. Pgs. 245- 269

2016. Hosein, Gabrielle. Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought Genealogies, Theories, Enactments. ed(s) Hosein G, Outar L. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016.

2016. Mohammed, Patricia. The Status of Indo-Caribbean Women: From Indenture to the Contemporary Period. Journal of International Women's Studies, 17(3), 4-16. 2016.

2016. Nixon, Angelique. “Feminism, Pan-Africanism and Identity in the Caribbean and Diaspora.” AWID International Forum (Association for Women’s Rights in Development). Feminist Futures. Bahia, Brazil. 9 September 2016.

2016. Reddock, Rhoda. “Gender, Identity and Citizenship: New Ways of Understanding Race in Trinidad and Tobago” presented at the Trinidad and Tobago Philosophical Association, January 13, 2016

2015. Hosein, Gabrielle. “Dougla Poetics and Politics in Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought: Reflection and Reconceptualisation” at Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought: Beyond Gender Negotiations Symposium. The UWI St Augustine. November 5, 2015

2015. Hosein, Gabriel. Democracy, Gender and Indian Muslim Modernity in Trinidad. In Islam and the Americas, edited by Aisha Khan. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2015. 249-268.

2014. Reddock, Rhoda. “Up Against a Wall”: Muslim Women’s Struggle to Reclaim Masjid Space in Trinidad and Tobago”, in Aisha Khan (ed.) Islam and the Americas, Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 2015, pp. 217-248.

2014. Reddock, Rhoda. “Radical Caribbean Social Thought: Race, Class Identity and the Postcolonial Nation” in Current Sociology, Vol. 62 No. 4, 2014, pp. 493‑511.

2014. Reddock, Rhoda. “Split Me in Two” Gender, Identity, and “Race Mixing” in the Trinidad and Tobago Nation”, in Rebecca Chiyoko King-O'ʹRiain, Stephen Small, Minelle Mahtani, Miri Song, Paul Spickard (eds) Global Mixed Race, New York and London, NYU Press, 2014, pp. 44-67.

2013. Mohammed, Patricia. ‘Changing symbols of Indo-Caribbean femininity’ in Special Issue of the Caribbean Review of Gender Studies No. 7, 2013. G Hosein and L Outar (eds).

2012. Hosein, Gabrielle. ‘Modern Navigations: Indo-Trinidadian Girlhood and Gender-   Differential Creolization’, Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, Vol. 6:  1-‐30. 2012.

2012. Mohammed, Patricia. ‘Symbols of Indo‐Caribbean femininity’, Special Issue of Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, Vol. 7. 2012.

2012. Mohammed, Patricia. ‘Modernity, Consciousness, and Gender’ in http://uwihistory.com/wordpress/wp-­‐ content/uploads/2011/07/Historical-­‐Tides.swf, Historical Tides, Volume 2, March 2012, Modernity, Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, Publication of the Historical Society of The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, pp 9-­‐11. 2012.

2011. Hosein, Gabrielle. ‘No Pure Place for Resistance: Reflections on Being Ms. Mastana Bahar 2000’, in Bindi: The Multifaceted Lives of Indo-‐Caribbean Women, R. Kanhai (ed), UWI Press: Kingston, Jamaica. 2011.

2011. Mohammed, Patricia. Gender Negotiations among Indians in Trinidad 2917-1947, Palgrave MacMillan (UK). 2011.

2011. Mohammed, P. ‘Islands as Crossroads -­‐ Sustaining Cultural Diversity in Small Island Developing States’, published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), pp. 129 –140, 2011.

2011. Mohammed, Patricia. Re-Publications of three essays in V. Shepherd (ed), Engendering Caribbean History: Cross-Cultural Perspectives,Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers. ISBN 978-976-637-252-1 (pbk):

2011. Mohammed, Patricia ‘But Most of All Mi Love Me Browning’: The Emergence in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century Jamaica of the Mulatto Women a Desired’, SAGE Journal vol 65 Issue 1 pp.222-238.

2011. Mohammed, Patricia. Writing Gender into History: The Negotiation of Gender Relations among Indian Men and Women in Post-Indenture Trinidad Society, 1917-47’, pp.146-16

2011. Mohammed, P. Book Review of Marcia A. Forbes Music, Media and Adolescent Sexuality, Arawak Publications, Kingston, Jamaica, 2011.

2011. Reddock, Rhoda. ‘Constitutional Change and the New Nationalist Politics’ in V. Shepherd (ed), Engendering Caribbean History: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, pp.663-688. 2011. ISBN 978-976-637-252-1 (pbk).

2011. Reddock, Rhoda. Re-Publication of an article in V. Shepherd (ed), Engendering Caribbean History: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers. 2011. ISBN 978-976-637-252-1 (pbk):  

Mohammed Patricia ‘The Indentureship Experience: Indian Women in Trinidad & Tobago, 1845-1917, pp. 574-600.

2011. Reddock, R. ‘A THEME FOR DIALOGUE?: The Significance of Interrogating Whiteness’, Conversation with Norma Romm, Ulrike Vieten, Georgina Tsolidis and Veronica Watson, in International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Racism, Nationalism and Ethnic Relations, 2nd Newsletter - October 2011, http://www.isa-­‐sociology.org/pdfs/  rc05newsletter_october2011.pdf

2011. Roach-Baptiste, J. ‘Cathexis, Catharsis, and the Challenge to Contemporary Caribbean Feminist Theorizing’ Caribbean Review of Gender Studies Issue 5, Guest Editorial. 2011.

2011. Thomas, Charleston. ‘Male Same-Sex Relationality as Critical Trauma: Un-Knowing the Language of Heteronormative Dominance in Anglo-Caribbean Gender Discourse" in the Routledge Companion to Anglo-Caribbean Literature, Michael Bucknor and Alison Donnell (eds).

 

Graduate Student Research | Thesis

2017-2021  Tivia Collins PhD in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. “Borders, Belonging, and Citizenship:    Interrogating Guyanese Women Migrants experiences in Trinidad and Tobago” Supervisor: Dr Levi Gahman 

2014-2020. Raquel Sukhu, PhD in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. Feminist Phenomenological Approach to the Study of Women’s Religious Experiences in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Trinidad. Supervisor: Professor Rhoda Reddock, IGDS

2018. Ali Tyrone, Romantic Love and Intimacy among Men: A Gendered Analysis. Supervisor: Prof Rhoda Reddock

2018. Richie Daly, MPhil. Gendering Embodiments: Assigned Female at Birth Nonconformity and the Gender Systems of the Anglophone Caribbean. Supervisor: Dr. Sue Ann Barratt

2018. Lewis Nataki, MSc. Reclaiming Natural Hair – The Caribbean women experience. Supervisor: Dr. Angelique Nixon

2016. Rachel Thomas, MSc in Gender and Development Studies “Bare-ing Witness: Uncovering Black Women's Experiences of Police Violence in Militarized Communities” Supervisor: Dr. Angelique Nixon, IGDS 

2015. Lisa Allen-Agostini, MPhil in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. Love, Caribbean Style: Romance, Gender and Power in Contemporary Caribbean Popular Romantic Fiction. A Research through Practice MPhil Proposal. Supervisor: Dr. Paula Morgan

2015. Lisa McDonald, MSc in Gender and Development. What are Women’s Experiences of Achieving the Top Leadership Position in the Banking Sector of Trinidad and Tobago?. Supervisor: Dr. Camille Samuel

2015. Amilcar Sanatan, MPhil in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. Carnival Capitalism: Gender, Feminization and Commoditization. Supervisor: Dr. Gabrielle Hosein, IGDS

2013. Ellen O’Malley-­‐Camps, M.Phil Programme in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. Troubling Gender in Trinidad: A Culturally Appropriate Transformative Process. Supervisor: Patricia Mohammed (Prof)

2013. Rachael Espinet, MSc in Gender and Development. To Queer or not to Queer: Interrogating Bodies in Shani Mootoo's Valmiki's Daughter. Supervisor: Prof. Patricia Mohammed

2013. Nirmala Chatar, Diploma Student. Indo-­‐Trinidadian Women and Adjustment to Widowhood in the 21st Century. Supervisor: Prof. Patricia Mohammed

2012. Rhona Rogers, MSc International Relations. The Democratization of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Rights and creation of a Human Rights Culture via Social Media. Supervisor: Dr Keith McNeal

2012. Nneka Genisse St Rose, MSc. Young ‘Trini’ Romance: The Way Trinidadian Adolescents view Gender Roles through Romance on Gossip Girl. Supervisor: Dr Piya Pangsapa

2012. Wayne Riley, PhD Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. Heteronormativity Subjected Sexuality and Rights: The Trinidad Experience. Supervisor: Professor Rhoda Reddock

2012. Kelly Ann Sambrano, MSc. A Discussion of Black Enslaved Women’s Use of Sexual Negotiations for their Survival and Advancement. Supervisor: Dr Jeanne Roach-Baptiste

 

Research Projects

2015. IGDS collaborated with the Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD) on the Women’s Conversation Caravan: Making Our Voices Count.  This project, involved the hosting of a number of focus groups throughout Trinidad on issues affecting women’s lives.

 

Conferences | Symposia | Public Fora

2019. Lunchtime Seminar. An Autoethnography of Postcolonial Indo-Trinidadian Womanhood-Vijaiya Ramkissoon, Postgraduate Candidate, Sociology, The UWI

2018. Barratt, Sue Ann. “Are We There Yet”: Contemporary Struggles for Gender Justice and the Legacy of Caribbean Feminisms”, Session – Rethinking Feminist Knowledge: Voices from the Global South, Tuesday July 17th 2018, Conference – XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018).

2018. Mohammed, Patricia. Review of Jai Parasram, Beyond Survival: Indians in Trinidad and Tobago 1845-2017, Hansib Publishers, UK. Reviewed for Occasion of Book Launch sponsored by Nigel Khan Booksellers, Gulf City, San Fernando, Trinidad, Tuesday 20th March 2018

2018. Nixon, Angelique. “Challenging Invisibility through Palpable Aesthetics: Caribbean Feminist Resistance” Roundtable. National Women’s Studies Association 2018 Conference. Atlanta, USA. 8-11 November 2018.

2017. Barratt, Sue Ann. “Rethinking Mixedness through the Caribbean Dougla Body: Interpretations Beyond the Black/ White Binary”. Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany and The UWI St. Augustine Campus. May 2017.

2016. Professor Rhoda Reddock presented,“Gender, Identity and Citizenship: New Ways of Understanding Race in Trinidad and Tobago” at the Trinidad and Tobago Philosophical Association, January 13.

2016. Barratt, Sue Ann. “I’m an Authentic Dougla: Dougla Constructions of Ethnic Subjectivity”. 41st Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA), Marriott, Port au Prince, Haiti. June 5th – 11th, 2016.

2016. Lunchtime Seminar. “Exotic and Erotic: Mixing Stereotypes in the Dougla Woman’s Body”- Dr. Sue Ann Barratt, Instructor IGDS SAU

2016. Lunchtime Seminar. “150 Years of Jamettes? Thinking Sexuality, Race, and Gender in Trinidadian Protest Performance”- Dr. Rosamond King, Writer and Performer.

2015. Dr Sue Ann Barratt and Aleah Ranjitsingh presented on, “New Am I Mixed Enough? Exploring the Politics of Mixed‑Race Identities in Trinidad and Tobago” at the Caribbean Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, USA, May 27, 2015.

2015. Mohammed, Patricia. “A Vindication for Indo-Caribbean Feminism” presented at The Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought: Beyond Negotiations Research Symposium. Organized by Gabrielle Hosein and Lisa Outar, IGDS, The UWI, St Augustine. November 5-6, 2015.

2015. Reddock, Rhoda. “Multi-Ethnic Citizenship and the Evolution of State Policy on Multiculturalism: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago,” at the 4th Conference on Ethnicity, Race, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, October 15, 2015.

2014. A Nixon. Vexed Relations and Touristic Desire: Sex/Work in the Caribbean. Global Moral Panics Symposium. Indiana University Bloomington, October 2014. 

2014. A Nixon. Erotic Justice and Caribbean Feminist Organizing for Gender and Sexual Equality. National Women’s Studies Association Conference. Puerto Rico, November 16 2014. 

2014. A Nixon. Caribbean Sexualities, Digital Technologies, and the Caribbean IRN Symposium. The Caribbean Digital: A Small Axe Event. Colombia University, New York, December 5 2014

2012. Prof. Rhoda Reddock gave a presentation, ‘Constructing “Race:” Ethnic Categorisations, Colonial Censuses and their Post-Colonial Legacies, The Case of Trinidad and Tobago’at the SALISES International Conference, Trinidad and Tobago at 50: A Model Nation? April 25 – 27.

2012. Dr. Keith McNeal gave a talk at the University of Puerto Rico, ‘Queer Rights and the Problem of Sexual Citizenship in Trinidad and Tobago’ on April 2nd.

2012. Dr. Gabrielle Hosein attended meeting with the Network of NGOs for the Advancement of Women and the Prime Minister Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar on the establishment of a National Commission for the Status and Rights of Women on Saturday, March 17th 2012 and Wednesday, March 21st 2012.

2012. Prof. Patricia Mohammed presented a paper, ‘Where the Public and the Private Intersect: Women, and the Care Economy’ in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Sociology Division Symposium, A Sociological Perspective on Women, Children and the Economy, at the Auditorium of the Department of Education, UWI St Augustine Campus on March 20th 2012.

Dr. Gabrielle Hosein presented her paper titled, ‘Transnational Spirituality, Invented Ethnicity and Performances of Citizenship in Trinidad’, on the Imaging Citizenship Through Performance Panel 8 at the First Six-Day Symposium of the Oecumene Project, Citizenship after Orientalism: Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship Conference February 6 – 7, 2012 at The Open University, Milton Keynes (UK) on Monday, February 6th 2012.

 

Outreach | Workshops

2015. Indo Caribbean Symposium 2015. IGDS hosted the two-day symposium “Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought: Beyond Gender Negotiations”. Papers presented at this Symposium were published in 2016 by Palgrave MacMillan in a collection edited by Dr. Gabrielle Hosein and Dr. Lisa Outar.

2015. Gabrielle Hosein presented Paper Title: Dougla Poetics and Politics in Indo-Caribbean Feminist Thought on Panel: Mixedness in Trinidad and Tobago: Epistemological Reflections and Identity Politics at the Caribbean Studies Association Conference. New Orleans, USA, May 27th.

2015. Am I Mixed Enough? – Exploring the Politics of Mixed-­‐‑Race Identities in Trinidad and Tobago (and Aleah Ranjitsingh)-  Sue Ann Barratt presented Caribbean Studies Association Conference. New Orleans, USA, May 27th.

 

Professional | Public Service

2011-2013. IGDS SAU Research Project Coordinator, Sexual Relationships and Gender Issues Among UWI Students and in School Youth 2011/2012, UWI Sexual Safety Initiative Project (SSIP), Ford Foundation for the UWI Mona Campus Unit – Dr Piya Pangsapa.

 

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