$100
3 Sessions via Zoom
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Once a Month Sundays, 2:00 pm EDT - 3:30 pm EDT October 11 to December 13, 2020
Meeting Dates:
10/11, 11/15, 12/13
The Caribbean, known as commonplace for vacationers, holds many secrets. The stories that emerge from these “small places,” as it is often referred to by writer Jamaica Kincaid, seek examination and uncovering. In each of the readings for our reading group, we will consider themes including identity, place, politics, gender, sexuality, and culture.
- Session 1: Brown Girl Brownstones by Paule Marshall
- Session 2: The Secrets We Kept: Three Women of Trinidad by Krystal Sital
- Session 3: Buxton Spice by Oonya Kempadoo
Led by
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Dr. Regina A. Bernard
Dr. Regina A. Bernard
Dr. Regina A. Bernard is a writer and Associate Professor of undergraduate Black and Latino Studies at Baruch College (CUNY), and a member of the doctoral faculty in Urban Education at the Graduate Center (CUNY). She has written three books on black and brown feminism, black studies, and Nuyorican Organic Intellectualism. She has also published articles for the Journal of Pan African Studies, Small Farms Quarterly, We Need Diverse Books Blog, and elsewhere. Alongside her teaching and community work, she has also made a film about food as a vehicle through which to understand Caribbean culture and feminism. She is currently at work on several creative projects.
About this series
Reading Groups
Whether you’re looking to catch up on great novels or you’re interested in exploring a new writer or literary period, our reading groups offer high-level literary discussion led by experts in the field.