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Joan Dayan speaks about translating Rene Depestre (1996)

Shari Benstock of the University of Miami introduces Professor Joan Dayan, professor of English at the University of Arizona, who talks about her work translating Black Haitian poet Rene…

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Michael Dash, Translating the Caribbean Text (1996)

Professor Shari Benstock of University of Miami introduces J. Michael Dash, head of the Department of French at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. Dash has translated the works of…

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Antonio Benitez Rojo reads "Translating the Caribbean Rhythm" (1996)

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 about the craft of translation…

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Fiction and Poetry Readings: David Dabydeen lectures on the Indo-Caribbean experience (1994)

Sandra Paquet introduces David Dabydeen, who talks about the film he co-produced on the Indo-Caribbean experience, part of a BBC documentary series on Caribbean cultures. Dabydeen lectures on the…

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Fiction and Poetry Readings: Antonio Benitez-Rojo reads "Alejo Carpentier: Between Here and Over There" (1994)

Michael Dash introduces Cuban literary scholar and creative writer Antonio Benitez Rojo, a professor at Amherst, who reads a critical paper, "Alejo Carpentier: Between Here and Over There."…

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