The Demerara Rebellion of 1823
Led by enslaved people including Jack Gladstone, the Demerara rising challenged plantation power and British promises of reform. Its suppression, surviving testimonies and later commemoration reveal…
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Fred D’Aguiar: Poetry, Memory and Lives Recovered in Fiction
Read the article: Fred D’Aguiar: Poetry, Memory and Lives Recovered in FictionFred D’Aguiar’s writing crosses the Atlantic and moves between poetry, novels, drama and memoir. Born in London and raised partly in Guyana, he has returned repeatedly…
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Frank Bowling: Colour, Memory and the Freedom to Paint
Read the article: Frank Bowling: Colour, Memory and the Freedom to PaintFrom Guyana to London and New York, Frank Bowling made colour, memory and experimentation central to a painting practice that challenged the limits placed on Black…