Humanities and Cultural Studies Archives

TWILIGHT, Belmont: Reflections on Marlon James’s Man Up

Posted on August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 by amílcar sanatan

Belmont is a tight-knit urban village in East Port-of-Spain known for its carnival mas-making and prowess in steel pan music. The place is also subjected to policing by security forces in response to insecurity and communal conflicts. For some who cannot claim a job, a “reputable” family name, or an education at a prestigious secondary […]

“Colonisation has a Big Impact on the Way to Organise Our Island”: Interview with Audrey Pastel

Posted on July 18, 2025November 17, 2025 by amílcar sanatan

J’ai rencontré Audrey Pastel (née en 1989) pour la première fois à la conférence du Forum urbain des Caraïbes 2024 en République dominicaine. Nous faisions tous deux partie d’un groupe de jeunes délégués qui se réunissaient fréquemment pour délibérer sur le développement urbain régional, y compris des sujets brûlants tels que le retrait des monuments […]

Aji Story: Amílcar Peter Sanatan on Visualising History and Our Grandmothers

Posted on May 22, 2025November 17, 2025 by amílcar sanatan

Repost Ka_Zillion Artist Interview, published May 20, 2025Featured image “Aji Story Taller Than Cane” by Amílcar Peter Sanatan “Aji Story Taller Than Cane” is a call to remembrance, responsibility, and reimagining. Intrigued by the way creators navigate different media to tell layered stories — blending creative processes, materials, and memories, I reflect on the histories […]

“Home Should Not Be a Privilege”: Interview with Shaunasea Brown

Posted on April 25, 2025November 17, 2025 by amílcar sanatan

Shaunasea Brown (born March 19, 1990) is a Jamaican-Canadian and Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. Her scholarship presents the artistic and intellectual work of Black and Caribbean diaspora women in Canada. Her politics of care extend to her family and community-based networks. I met Brown in 2021/2022 in a […]

Hello, Rum and Coca-Cola Neo-Colonial Fantasy

Posted on August 10, 2018April 23, 2025 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 […]