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The Rights of the Child, Race Matters and Political Media

Posted on August 7, 2020April 7, 2026 by amílcar sanatan

Both the People’s National Movement (PNM) and the United National Congress (UNC) have posted photographs of children in the images of campaign engagements. Children in political media is not a problem in itself, some children in the media are children and relatives of candidates, children of prominent community-based political activists, and also children whose parents […]

Hello, Rum and Coca-Cola Neo-Colonial Fantasy – Kes The Band’s “Hello” Music Video

Posted on August 10, 2018April 7, 2026 by amílcar sanatan

Spoiler alert: Sociological critique of the construction of a white man’s paradise and neo-colonial gaze with reference to the Caribbean. “The national bourgeoisie organises centres of rest and relaxation and pleasure resorts to meet the wishes of the Western bourgeoisie. Such activity is given the name of tourism, and for the occasion will be built […]

King of Soca and Consent: If Machel Montano was a Feminist

Posted on January 20, 2018April 7, 2026 by amílcar sanatan

This blog is a fictional “interview” Machel Montano. I extracted lyrics from some of his most popular soca songs and woven them into a made- up conversation to illustrate the importance of building consent culture in Carnival. Interviewer: Mr. Montano, this carnival, thiefin’ a wine is an offense under the Summary Offenses Act. Public awareness […]

What Mango Thief and Wine Thief Have in Common: Our Culture, Carnival and Consent

Posted on January 17, 2018April 7, 2026 by amílcar sanatan

First, I am not conflating the theft of a mango with the physical violation of a woman. For reasoning sake, I am offering an example relevant to “our culture” (a term which has been circulating more frequently these days). “Our culture” is fluid, not fixed. Culture is always changing. Sadly, when this phrase is operationalised, […]

No Caribs, No Awaraks: Farewell Dr. John Campbell

Posted on January 13, 2018April 7, 2026 by amílcar sanatan

The repetition of history is pointless if it is taught as something ‘dead’, overly generalised and irrelevant to understanding our current social reality and the way we envision the future of our Caribbean nations. But, Dr. John Campbell ensured that history was not a sleeping class or a pointless subject area. The first time I […]