The National Museum and the University College of the Cayman Islands present our joint Speaker Series programme (via Zoom)—where academic experts, along with members of our community, gather to share their knowledge of Cayman’s History & Culture.
Please RSVP for all lectures by emailing [email protected]
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“Caytharsis”: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Healing Through Cayman PoetryPresenter: Stephanie Fullerton-Cooper, PhDIn light of the ongoing global pandemic, human trauma, and the resultant preoccupation with illness and the need for healing, the creative imagination of the Cayman writer continues to mirror this physical illness, offering catharsis through creativity. Cayman ‘illnesses’ are explored in the poems of three poets, Leonard Dilbert, Nasaria Suckoo Chollette, and JA Roy Bodden. Each poet uses his or her creative imagination to diagnose, treat, and heal Cayman’s historical, cultural, and socio-economic issues. 
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The Discovery of Self Through the Empowerment from DanceTHURSDAY, 24 February 2022 – 6:00 to 7:00PM*Presenter: MoniKa Lawrence, PhDThe transformation and embodiment of self in all its forms, encompassing – personal confidence, definition, determination, and validation.
Zoom Meeting ID: 830 1486 6550 Password: 811281
*Please RSVP your attendance by emailing [email protected]

Creating a Space for Cayman Literature (in Cayman Classrooms)THURSDAY, 28 April 2022 – 6:00 to 7:00PM*Presenter: Stephanie Fullerton-Cooper, PhDThis presentation focuses on the absence of Caribbean literature in the Cayman Islands’ classrooms, juxtaposed with a present-day study of short stories written by Caymanian, JA Roy Bodden. It highlights the very important messages within those writings, that are sadly being lost to too many Cayman students. The presentation explores this absence of a space for local literature, looking very closely at what existed approximately eight years ago, by undertaking analyses and putting forward explanations for this reality.  Zoom Meeting ID: 851 3832 7718 Password: 034640*Please RSVP your attendance by emailing [email protected]

The Legacies of Slavery and Racialism in CaymanTHURSDAY, 26 May 2022 – 6:00 to 7:00PM*Presenter: Christopher Williams, PhD

Zoom Meeting ID: 815 4858 5827 Password: 832178
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No Longer on Colonial Territory: Barbadian Republicanism and the Future of Caribbean NationalismTHURSDAY, 30 June 2022 – 6:00 to 7:00PM*Presenter: Livingston Smith, PhDThe presentation will examine the significance of this milestone for Barbados but within the broader context of the political evolution of the Anglo-phone Caribbean countries out of the colonial condition towards forging a Caribbean civilization. Special focus will be placed on the nationalist agenda of Cayman’s Ormond Panton, and others, and what this might mean going forward
Zoom Meeting ID: 815 3766 3587 Password: 589267
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