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For Release Upon Receipt - March 10, 2022

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Professor Sir Hilary Beckles to discuss How Europe Underdeveloped Africa and the Caribbean at SOAS University of London event.

 

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Thursday, March 10, 2022. — On Friday, March 11, SOAS University of London will feature Professor Sir Hilary Beckles during its Director's Lecture Series.  

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of SOAS alumnus Walter Rodney's ground-breaking book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. In honour of this anniversary, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, has published his own book, How Britain Underdeveloped the Caribbean.  

For the March 11 event, Sir Hilary will join Zeinab Badawi, Award-winning Broadcaster, Journalist and Current President of SOAS University, as well as Professor Adam Habib, Director of SOAS in a lively debate on his book, but also the issue of global reparations. 

This free virtual event, The SOAS Director's Lecture Series: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa and the Caribbean - the Reparations Debate, ft. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles is accessible to members of the public. Interested persons may sign up via Eventbrite. It takes place from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST/Jamaica | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. AST/Eastern Caribbean | 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. GMT. 

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