Teaching the Unexpected Caribbean Agenda

 

Workshop Agenda

8:30 a.mRegistration + Breakfast – Malott Room, Kansas Memorial Union
 

Arrive early to learn about Global and Area Studies events and resources at the University of Kansas

Network at a national conference of scholars, artists, and researchers focused on the surprising interplay of Caribbean societies and the U.S.

Enjoy a free continental breakfast of fruits, pastries, and refreshments; socialize with colleagues from around the region. Vegan and vegetarian options will be available

8:45 a.m.Welcome + Overview
9:00 a.m.“A Shift in Perspective: On Keeping Our Hearts Open” w/ readings from The Gospel of Trees – Malott Room, Kansas Memorial Union
 

Irving is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award and an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship. Her work has appeared in Granta, This American Life, MORE Magazine, Oregon Humanitiesand the anthology Best Women’s Travel Writing. 

The author will shine a spotlight on the challenges of well-meaning missionaries who don’t contemplate the nuanced implications of “help” in the Caribbean.

9:45 a.m.Break – Meet at Spencer Museum of Art
10:00 a.m.The Ties that Bind: A Guided Tour of the Spencer Art Museum
 Guided tour by Cassandra Messick and Amanda Martin-Hamon
 

Explore a special exhibition that reveals the deep historical connections between Haiti and the United States through the lens of 20th-century Haitian art.

Tour guides will stimulate conversations about significant themes found in artworks that have defined the relationship between Haiti and the United States, including migration, religion and spirituality, the fight for liberty and freedom, and women as leaders. 

Viewers will learn about key historical moments and figures who have defined the United States, as well as issues that continue to impact residents of both nations, including race, equity, gender, immigration and refugee rights, and the freedom of religious expression.

11:15 a.m.Break – Meet at Malott Room, Kansas Memorial Union
11:30 a.m.“Pedagogical Reflections: Critical Digital Scholarship in Haitian Studies” – Malott Room, Kansas Memorial Union
 A plenary lecture by Crystal Andrea Felima, PhD, a cultural anthropologist and 2017-2019 CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow in Caribbean Studies Data Curation for the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida.
 This session will focus on digital humanities as a tool to avoid reifying singular narratives of Caribbean peoples and cultures by considering various ways of speaking, writing, and representing the Caribbean.
12:00 p.m.Break
12:30 p.m.“The Tried and the New in My Search for Annie Drew, Mother and Muse of Jamaica Kincaid” – Malott Room, Kansas Memorial Union
 A plenary lecture by Daryl Cumber Dance, Professor Emerita of English at the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University.
 Explore foundational Caribbean literary works that depict life and culture.
1:15 p.m.Lunch Buffet
 Vegan and vegetarian options will be available.
2:00 p.m.Teaching the Unexpected Caribbean – Kansas Room, Kansas Memorial Union
 Facilitated by Crystal Andrea Felima, Daryl Dance, Amanda Martin-Hamon, Rachel Denney, Jennifer Womot, Justin Preddie, Imani Waddud, Nicholas Nachoo.
 

Scholars and teacher educators from around the state will guide small groups to develop strategies for incorporating Caribbean content into K-16 classrooms.

Learn strategies for incorporating multicultural literature into your classroom.

Using digital humanities resources, learn how to guide students to learn to use digital tools to create a projects that focus on primary and secondary research, data curation, social engagement, socio-cultural life, human agency, and self-determination.

3:35 p.m.Teacher Presentations (Small Group)
3:50-4:00 p.m.Closing Remarks + Survey + Resources @ KU