Programme - The College of The Bahamas
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Women's Suffrage Symposium<br />
March 6-9, 2012<br />
Performing Arts Centre, <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>me: “Commemorating the Past, Reflecting on the Present, Envisioning the Future: 1962 and Beyond”<br />
<strong>Programme</strong><br />
Tuesday, March 6th<br />
10:00 a.m.‐1:00 p.m. Session 1: Student Session<br />
Session I Moderator: Ms. Christine Campbell, First Assistant Secretary, Bureau <strong>of</strong> Women's Affairs,<br />
Ministry <strong>of</strong> Labour and Social Development<br />
Prayer<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Student Christian Movement, COB<br />
Hon. Janet Bostwick, Former Member <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Legacy <strong>of</strong> the Women's Suffrage Movement<br />
Reflections<br />
Parliament, Attorney General & Minister<br />
<strong>of</strong> Foreign Affairs<br />
Juliette Barnwell — daughter <strong>of</strong> Mabel Walker<br />
Andrew Maynard — son <strong>of</strong> Georgianna Symonette<br />
Alice Musgrove‐Rolle — daughter <strong>of</strong> Mary Ingraham<br />
Questions & Answers<br />
Wallis Carey — daughter <strong>of</strong> Eugenia Lockhart<br />
Shirley Cooper — sister <strong>of</strong> Dame Doris Johnson<br />
11:15 a.m. ‐ 11:30 a.m. Break<br />
Dramatization Dr. Darlene D. Rolle‐Cargill, School <strong>of</strong><br />
Social Sciences<br />
COB Students<br />
12:00 p.m.<br />
Student Presentations Group 1<br />
Keturah Babb, Robin Cartwright,<br />
Amanda Bethell, Alexandria Russell,<br />
Heidi Plunke, Dawn McKenzie<br />
Group 2<br />
Waylon McCardy, Shaneiker Andrews,<br />
Deandra Ferguson, Shannae Newbold,<br />
Carolyn Lewis Clarke, Kellie Brown<br />
12:30 p.m.<br />
Readings Winners <strong>of</strong> high school essay and poetry<br />
competitions<br />
Dame Dr. Doris Johnson's January 19, 1959 speech<br />
to Members <strong>of</strong> the House <strong>of</strong> Assembly<br />
<strong>The</strong> Struggle for Women's Rights<br />
Commemorating the Past, Reflecting on the<br />
Present, Envisioning the Future: 1962 and Beyond<br />
6:30 p.m. ‐ 7:30 p.m. Session II ‐ Part A: Opening Ceremony<br />
<strong>The</strong> Legacy <strong>of</strong> the Women's Suffrage Movement<br />
Prayer Canon Dr. Kirkley Sands, School <strong>of</strong> Social Sciences<br />
National Anthem Mr. Chris Justilien and COB Band<br />
Welcome Dr. Marjorie Brooks‐Jones, Dean, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Liberal and Fine Arts, Acting Dean, Social Sciences<br />
Introduction Dr. Christopher Curry<br />
Head, History, Religion and Philosophy Department, School <strong>of</strong> Social Sciences<br />
Chair, Women's Suffrage Committee<br />
Dramatization Dr. Darlene D. Rolle‐Cargill, School <strong>of</strong><br />
Social Sciences<br />
COB Students<br />
Documentary Trailer <strong>The</strong> Women's Suffrage Movement in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
Produced by Ms. Marion Bethel<br />
Remarks Hon. Loretta Butler Turner<br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> State, Labour and Social Development<br />
Musical Selection Mr. Chris Justilien and COB Band<br />
Remarks Hon. Desmond Bannister<br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Recessional Song Mr. Chris Justilien and COB Band<br />
Dame Dr. Doris Johnson's January 19, 1959 speech<br />
to Members <strong>of</strong> the House <strong>of</strong> Assembly
Wednesday, March 7th<br />
10:00 a.m.‐1:00 p.m. Session II ‐ Part B: Panel Discussion<br />
Session II Moderator: Ms. Marion Bethel<br />
Panelists Dr. Christopher Curry, School <strong>of</strong> Social<br />
Sciences<br />
Mrs. Ruth Bowe‐Darville<br />
Student Presentation Keturah Babb, Robin Cartwright,<br />
Amanda Bethell, Alexandria Russell,<br />
Heidi Plunke, Dawn McKenzie<br />
Readings Winning COB essay and poetry submissions<br />
Questions & Answers<br />
Reception in main foyer<br />
6:30 p.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m. Session III ‐ Part B: Panel Discussion<br />
Gender equality in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
Session III Moderator: Jessica Minnis, School <strong>of</strong> Social Sciences<br />
Panelists Ms. E'thegra Symonette, School <strong>of</strong> Social<br />
Sciences<br />
Questions & Answers<br />
Ms. Margo Blackwell, School <strong>of</strong><br />
Education<br />
Dr. Nicolette Bethel, School <strong>of</strong> Social<br />
Sciences<br />
Dr. Ian Strachan, School <strong>of</strong> English<br />
Studies<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Deep Roots <strong>of</strong> the Movement”<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Dream Deferred: <strong>The</strong> Challenges <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Movement”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Struggle for Women's Rights<br />
Domestic Violence<br />
Gender Equality in Education<br />
Gender and National Identity<br />
Gender and Masculinity in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
Thursday, March 8 th<br />
6:30 p.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m. Session IV ‐ Part B: Panel Discussion<br />
Envisioning the Future: Tools for Transformations<br />
Session IV Moderator: Dr. Christopher Curry, School <strong>of</strong> Social Sciences<br />
Panelists Mr. Michael Stevenson, COB‐UWI Law<br />
<strong>Programme</strong><br />
Questions & Answers<br />
Ms. Aneesah Abdullah, School <strong>of</strong> Social<br />
Sciences<br />
Dr. Ian Bethel‐Bennett, School <strong>of</strong> English<br />
Studies<br />
Law, Gender and Institutional Structures<br />
Envisioning the future: A Youth perspective on<br />
Gender<br />
Gender Discourses
Friday, March 9th<br />
9:00 a.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m. Session V: Panel Discussion<br />
Gender Transformation: Moving Beyond Boundaries<br />
9:00 a.m.‐10:30 a.m.<br />
Panel One: Gender Negotiations: Public Spaces, Performance Paradigms and the Black Female<br />
Body<br />
Moderator: Dr. Michael Bucknor, University <strong>of</strong> the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica<br />
Panelists Dr. Jennifer Thorington‐Springer,<br />
Indiana University, USA<br />
Dr. Michael Bucknor, University <strong>of</strong> the<br />
West Indies, Mona, Jamaica<br />
Mr. Kyle Dorsett, McGill University,<br />
Canada<br />
Exploring Struggles for Caribbean Citizenship: Black<br />
Masculinity in Austin Clarke’s <strong>The</strong> Polished Hoe<br />
Conceptualizing the Discursive Performance <strong>of</strong><br />
Afro‐Caribbean Masculinities in Austin Clarke’s <strong>The</strong><br />
Origin <strong>of</strong> Waves<br />
Fragile Identities, (Un) Limited Power: Afro‐<br />
Caribbean Masculinity and Spatial Constraints in<br />
Earl Lovelace's Novels (Skype Presentation TBC)<br />
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<br />
Panel Two: Intimacy and Representations <strong>of</strong> Black Masculinities: Film, Story and Memoir<br />
Moderator: Dr. Ian Strachan, School <strong>of</strong> English Studies, <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
Panelists Dr. Craig Smith, School <strong>of</strong> English<br />
Studies, <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
Mr. Jarrett Brown, <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Holy<br />
Cross, USA<br />
Mr. Darius Bost, (University <strong>of</strong><br />
Maryland, USA)<br />
Black, White, the Silence in Between and the<br />
Anxiety <strong>of</strong> Black Male Intimacy in Kareem<br />
Mortimer’s Children <strong>of</strong> God<br />
<strong>The</strong> Shadow <strong>of</strong> Intimacy: Male Bonding and<br />
Improvised Masculinity in Claude McKay’s Banjo: A<br />
Story Without a Plot<br />
Traumatizing Black Masculinities: Bearing Witness<br />
to Sexual Abuse in the African Diaspora (Skype<br />
Presentation TBC)<br />
1:45 p.m. ‐ 3:00 p.m.<br />
Panel Three: Traversing Cultural Boundaries: Challenging Traditional Genders and the Re‐<br />
conceptualization <strong>of</strong> Black Masculinities<br />
Moderator: Dr. Toni Francis, School <strong>of</strong> English Studies, <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
Panelists Dr. Keithley Woolward, (School <strong>of</strong><br />
English Studies, <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Bahamas</strong>)<br />
Dr. Ronda Henry, (Indiana University,<br />
USA)<br />
Mr. Ronald Cummings, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Leeds, UK<br />
Reconstructing the Black Masculine: Mariam<br />
Chancy’s Spirit <strong>of</strong> Haiti<br />
Thinking Like a “New Black Man”: Womanist<br />
Interventions and Progressive Black Masculinities<br />
within the Gendered Terms <strong>of</strong> Créolité and Marie‐<br />
Sophie Laborieux in Patrick Chamoiseau’s Texaco<br />
Masculinities Without Men: Nanny <strong>of</strong> the Maroons<br />
and the Genealogy <strong>of</strong> the Man‐Royal (Skype<br />
Presentation TBC)
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.<br />
Panel Four: Discourses <strong>of</strong> Dynamism and Marginality: Cultural Genders and Gendered Cultures<br />
Moderator: Dr. Ian Bethell‐Bennett, School <strong>of</strong> English Studies, <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Bahamas</strong><br />
Panelists Jahlani, Niaaha, University <strong>of</strong> the West<br />
Indies, Mona, Jamaica<br />
Dr. Charleston Thomas, University <strong>of</strong><br />
the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad<br />
and Tobago<br />
Mr. Patrick Helber, University <strong>of</strong><br />
Heidelberg<br />
(Dungle) Fallacies: Rastafari Masculinity in the<br />
narrative <strong>of</strong> the Post‐Colonializing Jamaican society<br />
(the Case <strong>of</strong> Orlando Patterson’s Children <strong>of</strong><br />
Sisyphus)<br />
Blues in C Minor or from Backlash to Black‐Lash:<br />
Walcott’s Poetic Performance <strong>of</strong> the “Blues,” the<br />
Male Body and the Lyricism <strong>of</strong> Marginality in the<br />
Black Diaspora<br />
“Ah my brownin’ dat!” – A Visual Discourse‐<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> the Performance <strong>of</strong> VybzKartel’s<br />
Masculinity in the Cartoons <strong>of</strong> the Jamaica<br />
Observer (Skype Presentation TBC)