Lamming
GEORGE LAMMING, father of the modern Caribbean novel, will be visiting The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, January 11 to 15, as part of a Distinguished Lecture Tour. His lecture entitled The Political Foundations of a Caribbean Aesthetic: Reflections on Claude McKay and CLR James, will be delivered on Tuesday January 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the Undercroft, UWI.
Mr. Lamming's visit is sponsored by the Ford Foundation, under a Cultural Studies initiative and is being organized by the Institute of Caribbean Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Education. It is meant to enable the campus community and the general public to interact with one of the more celebrated Caribbean writer of our time.
Born and raised in Barbados, Lamming has written seven novels and several essays. His work has engaged constantly with Caribbean social and political life, and he is credited as one writer who has helped to articulate a Caribbean identity. His first and most recognised work, In the Castle of My Skin, published 50 years ago, won for him critical acclaim.
Lamming has lectured at universities around the world and has had many accolades bestowed on him from universities as far away as Africa and Australia. He was recently installed as Fellow of the Institute of Jamaica, a rare honour reserved for outstanding men and women of the Arts, Letters and Science.
While here, the author's itinerary will also include an interview on Radio Mona scheduled for tomorrow at noon.He will then meet with post graduate students in Cultural Studies at 5:30 p.m. in the Multi-Functional Room of the Main Library. On Wednesday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. Mary Seacole Hall will host a meeting of Mr. Lamming and UWI students. This meeting will take place in the Hall's Multi-purpose Room.
For further information about the visit contact Amba Chevannes at mschevannes@yahoo.com or at the Institute of Caribbean Studies, telephone 876 - 977-3659. The lecture will be open to the public.
