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UWI Calendar of Events
January 2022

March 3 and 4 | Online

Dreadness – The Mystical Power, Philosophy, and Performance of Shadow

In celebration of the 80th birthday of Calypso legend Winston Bailey, The Mighty Shadow, UWI St Augustine's Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies (DLCC) is hosting this two-day virtual symposium to honour his body of work. Shadow, who passed away in 2018, is recognised as one of Trinidad and Tobago’s greatest musical artists and creative cultural forces.

To register for Dreadness, visit https://bit.ly/Dreadness. For more information, email tout.moun@sta.uwi.edu.

9 am to 3 pm | April 5 and 6 | Online

Virtual Research Days – The Balancing Act: Leveraging Strength and Agility Towards a Steady Future

Listen and learn about some of the research from staff and graduate students taking place at UWI St Augustine’s School of Education. The two-day event includes 20-minute research paper presentations, workshops, and panel discussions. It is open to teachers, school administrators, parents of school-age children, tertiary level educators and students, Ministry of Education officials, and anyone with an interest in education research.

Attendance is free of charge. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/SOEResearchDays2022.

April 7 and 8 | Online

Deconstructing the New Normal: Prospects and Challenges for Caribbean Societies

The Department of Behavioural Sciences within the Faculty of Social Sciences hosts its 4th Biennial Postgraduate Conference to showcase students' projects and research. Attendees will be exposed to discourse on a range of important topics pertinent to the Caribbean and its diasporas during a global pandemic.

Featured speakers include Dr David R. Williams, Professor of African and African American Studies, and Sociology at Harvard University; Justice of Appeal Charmaine A. Joy Pemberton

To register, visit https://bit.ly/DBSUWI.