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Narratives about Slavery”, which explores the unusual connections between higglering, marronage, and Afro-Caribbean authorship. • One of two administrative posts in the Department was reclassified from Sec- retary III to Administrative Assistant I with retroactive effect from September 2022. • Administrative Assistant, Ms Antoinette Jackson, proceeded on maternity leave in April and delivered a bouncing baby boy! Principal’s Research Awards: The Department of Literatures in English congratulated Dr Rachel Moseley-Wood, Dr Isis Semaj-Hall and former member of staff Dr Michael Bucknor for receiving the Best Research Publications for the annual Principal’s Research Awards as follows: • Semaj-Hall, I. (2021). Dubbing Dub Poetry? Approaching Lee “Scratch” Perry, Poetically . Journal of West Indian Literature, 30(1), 44–151. • Moseley-Wood, R. (2019). Show Us As We Are Place, Nation and Identity in Jamaican Film . University of the West Indies Press. • Bucknor, M. A. (2018). “Horizons of Desire in Caribbean Queer Speculative Fiction: Marlon James’s John Crow’s Devil”. In Ledent, B. et al. (Eds.) Madness in Anglophone Caribbean Literature: On the Edge, 137–160.
CREATING A STUDENT-CENTRED COMMUNITY
Undergraduate Awards Eight students from the DLIE received awards at the 2021/2022 Annual FHE Awards Ceremony on Thursday November 10. The awardees were: Nikema Bell, Anika Christopher, Natalia Downer, Blaire Santos, Shaniel Swaby, Anastasia Thomas, Kae-Shanae Virgo and Kevan Williams Graduate Awards • Mr Kevhaun Bailey and Elton Johnson, MPhil candidates, were selected for the 2022/2023 Departmental Award for Graduate students; Ms Whitney Eaton was reassigned as Research Assistant to the Head of Department. • Mr Elton Johnson was appointed graduate student representative for the 2022/2023 academic year. His activities included planning initiatives within the Faculty and maintaining a close connection with students within the depart- ment in order to communicate any suggestions, issues or concerns.
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