 |
 |
 |
|
February 2013 |
A volume of essays edited by Dr Basil Reid, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology in the Department of History at The UWI, “Caribbean Heritage,” was launched in January at the St. Augustine Campus. Written by 32 contributors, “Caribbean Heritage” looks at the plurality that represents the Caribbean experience, including its symbolism, popular culture, literature, linguistics, pedagogy, philanthropy, natural history, land tenure, townscapes, archaeology and museology. The volume focuses mainly on Trinidad and Tobago’s heritage, though its 26 chapters include specific ones on Jamaica, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Dominica, the Cayman Islands and the wider Caribbean. According to Dr. Reid, “Given its multidisciplinary approach, Caribbean Heritage will have considerable appeal to a wide range of scholars such as folklorists, environmentalists, heritage professionals, linguists, librarians, cultural studies experts, historians, archaeologists, museologists, and students involved in heritage studies in the region and beyond.” Dr. Reid has authored several books, edited volumes and published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on the indigenous people and cultures of the Caribbean. His concentration is in the sphere of the pre-Columbian archaeology of the Caribbean, geoinformatics, landscape archaeology, and the historical geography and forensics of the Caribbean as well as Trinidad’s railways. |
