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Caribbean Feminisms: Interventions in Scholarship, Art, and Activism across the Region In the spring of 2015, the Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW) began a literary series entitled “Caribbean Feminisms on the Page.” A collaboration between Tami Navarro, the BCRW associate director, and Kaiama L. Glover, an Ann Whitney Olin professor of French and … Read more

Critical Caribbean Feminisms: Erna Brodber and Nicole Dennis-Benn from BCRW Videos on Vimeo.

Sunshine is on the house. Rum and cokes, two for one. Holding hard, my hand strives toward lime. Mouth of sweet water. I am faithful. I am your favorite. I don’t spit in the food. I lick it. Bring it to you on a platter flecked with my skin. The ice cubes in the water … Read more

November 2016 Michelle Cliff died privately in her home in Santa Cruz, California, on 12 June 2016. Her death was not reported by any mainstream media outlet until a week later, when the New York Times published an obituary. The Friday prior, Opal Palmer Adisa published a blog post announcing Cliff’s passing. What followed was … Read more

Connection does not, however, imply an automatic equality or solidarity. Seriously considering the question, “how are we related to each other and what have I not understood about my situation when I didn’t understand hers?,” demands rigorous attention to asymmetries of power and the uncomfortable ways in which we are variously invested in relationships of … Read more

This issue of Scholar and Feminist Online, “Caribbean Feminisms: Interventions in Scholarship, Art, and Activism across the Region,” edited by Tonya Haynes and Tami Navarro, offers multiple ways to engage with feminist thought and action in the Caribbean. The contributions herein include prose, poetry, and personal reflection by artists, academics, and activists. As this issue … Read more