You are invited to the next session of the Department of History and Philosophy's  

 

HISTORY FORUM

 

on Friday, April 29th at 4:30 pm

in the New Bruce St. John Room

[located in the Humanities Quadrangle]

 

Captain Errol Brathwaite

 

will present a paper entitled:

 

"The Non-Conformist Churches and their contribution to primary and elementary education in Barbados, 1840-1940: A socio-historical investigation"

History Resources 4 U: Critical Past Online Videos/ Photos

CriticalPast.com was formed by a team of archival research, film, and Internet professionals, working together to create one of the largest privately held online archival footage sources in the world. The collection spans thousands of hours of video, millions of still photos, and continues to grow. It is easily searched by professionals and non-professionals.

Check out the video that includes Tourist views of Bridgetown Barbados, Coral Island, beach and the sea from the Hackleton's Cliff. See what life was like in Historic Bridgetown c. 1936. There is also quite a bit of footage from the US military bases that operated in the Caribbean.

"A Leg Up or a Hand Out?": Philanthropy in Barbados

For the past two months, the Department of History and Philosophy and the Barbados Museum and Historical Society have been presenting a series of lectures entitled, "A Leg Up or A Hand Out?": Philanthropy in Barbados. The lecture series has bnexploring the history of philanthropy and charity in Barbados, marking the tercentenary of Christopher Codrington's charitable bequest to establish the British Caribbean's first tertiary learning institution, now known as Codrington College. Since then, Barbadians have been lending their financial and voluntary support to educational, medical and cultural institutions that have continued to shape the social landsape of Barbados. For continued updates about the upcoming lecture schedule, see the Event Schedule below. If you missed out on some of the lectures visit UWI's webpage entitled Barbados Museum 2011 Lecture Series to view videos of previous lectures.

The 27th Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture: The Sephardic Jews of Barbados

Dr. Karl Watson, noted Caribbean Historian and President of the Barbados National Trust, will present "The Sephardic Jews of Barbados and Slavery: Religion, Ethnicity, Sex, Family and Economics" at the 27th Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture which will be co-hosted by the Department of History and Philosophy and the Nation Publishing Co. Ltd. Based on his recent research and archaeological work at the Nidhe Israel Synagogue and Museum in Bridgetown, Dr. Watson will trace the relationship between the Barbadian Jewish community and African slavery.

Dr. Watson and a team of archaeologists recently excavated  the oldest mikvah (ritual bath) in the Western Hemisphere near the Synagogue's 17th century Jewish cemetery. He has also been invoilved in the restoration and interpretation of the 19th century synagogue and museum.

The Public Lecture is scheduled on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 7:30pm in LT4, CLICO Centre for Teaching Excellence.

Professor Jerome Handler Revisits Newton Plantation's Slave Burial Ground

Professor Jerome Handler from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities revisits the archaeological and anthropological work that he did in the 1960s-70s on Newton Plantation Slave Burial Ground, which has been recently commemorated with signage for the Slave Route Project currently being undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism and the Barbados Museum and Historical Society.

Newton Plantation is one of the best documented slave plantations in Barbados. Its plantation records and correspondence have yielded a wealth of insight into the lived experiences of enslaved Barbadians in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Slave Burial Ground in Christ Church continues to attract visitors drawn to the spiritual significance of the site, especially during the island's Season of Emancipation and on Emancipation Day which is celebrated on August 1st each year.

The archaeological and anthropological research conducted at the site has remained the foundation for our understanding slave burial practices, diet, working lives and age and gender information.

All are welcome to the Special Joint Forum being hosted by the Department of History and Philosophy and the Cultural Studies programme on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 5pm in the Henry Fraser Lecture Theatre, Medical Sciences Building at the Cave Hill Campus, The UWI.