The Caribbean Writers Summer Institute (CWSI), hosted by the University of Miami English Department, was held for five weeks during the summer in Miami, Florida from 1991 through 1996.
Each year the program arranged public readings and interviews at a variety of locations in Miami. The presentations were videotaped, and in 2002 the University of Miami Libraries, in collaboration with the Department of English, converted the tapes to web-based streaming media so that a wider audience might have the opportunity to enjoy the literary variety and cultural richness expressed in the writings of the participants.
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This was an event to honor the life and death of Wilfred Cartey (1931-1992). Cartey was a Caribbean scholar and author of "Three Antillian Poets: Emilio Ballagas,…
A Whisper from the Caribbean: A Program to Honor…
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Dr. Sandra Paquet of the University of Miami English Dept. introduces English professor Dr. Shari Benstock, who celebrates the history of the CWSI program. She speaks…
Antonio Benitez Rojo reads "Translating the…
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Dr. Sandra Paquet of the University of Miami English Dept., a Caribbean scholar, introduces Bahamas-born novelist Brian Antoni of Miami. Antoni remarks on the use of…
Brian Antoni reads from "Paradise…
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Michael Anthony interviews Haitian novelist Edwidge Danticat, Guyanese dramatist and scriptwriter Francis Farrier, and Jamaican poet Barbara Dixon. Danticat talks about…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Barbara Dixon,…
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Barbadian poet Kamau Brathwaite interviews lawyer/writer Marion Bethel, who describes the Bahamas and addresses the question of whether Bahamians are West Indians.…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Bringing the…
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George Lamming introduces Trinidadian novelist Earl Lovelace and interviews him, asking such questions as how Trinidadians view the United States, what influence…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Earl Lovelace…
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Edward Baugh introduces Belizean writer Zee Edgell and New Yorker Lisa Burdige. Edgell, the first internationally published novelist of Belize, discusses her novels and…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Heritage (1991)
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Edward Baugh of the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica, introduces the series "Caribbean Writers and Their Art." He introduces Barbadian…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: History, the…
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Edward Baugh explains that many Caribbean writers have had the experience of growing up in the islands and then of moving to live on a continent and, occasionally,…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Islands &…
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Barbadian writer George Lamming discusses the theme of journeys in Caribbean literature, in conversation with host Edward Baugh. Lamming opens with some comments on…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Journeys (1991)
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Trinidadian writers Michael Anthony and Cynthia James discuss their work in the context of the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Hosted by Edward Baugh, the discussion…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Literature &…
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Award-winning Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison reads "For My Mother (May I Inherit Half her Strength)." Kamau Brathwaite then interviews Goodison about her mother,…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Lorna Goodison…
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Michael Anthony interviews Trinidad-born teacher and aspiring writer Lyn-Anne Ali of the Bahamas and Bahamian Glen Nairn, who describes the Bahamas as having less of a…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Lyn-Anne Ali and…
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Trinidadian novelist Michael Anthony interviews Holland-born writer/politician Maria van Enckevort of St. Martin/Sint Maarten and Guyanese dramatist and scriptwriter…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Maria van…
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Guyanese-born Nigerian teacher Karen King-Aribisala introduces Jamaican poet Mervyn Morris, professor at University of the West Indies, and asks him about his work…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Mervyn Morris…
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Edward Baugh introduces the idea of myth in literature and his two guests: Dr. Robert Antoni of the University of Miami English Dept., who was born in Detroit of…
Caribbean Writers and Their Art: Myths and…
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