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JUNE 22, 2023 ACADEMIC PANELS
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Academic Conference Panels
Asafu Yard, Charles Town
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Blowing of the Abeng, Libations, Welcome
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Space, Narrative, and Marronage
Dr. Frances Botkin, Department of English, Towson University, and Fulbright
Scholar, UWI, Mona
“Maroons and Higglers: Chaos, Unity, and Freedom”
Dr. Elizabeth Pigou-Dennis, University of Technology, Jamaica
“Words Need Love Too: An Investigation of References to Spatial
Contexts in Anansi Stories told by Maroon Storytellers”
Dr. Kathleen Wilson, Distinguished Professor of History, Stony Brook University
“Reparative Dispossessions: the Jamaican Maroons in Obi, or Three-Finger'd Jack”
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. Knowledge, History, and Reconciliation
Dr. Natalie Zacek, Department of American Studies, University of Manchester
“What the Past Owes the Future: Taking Stock of UK Universities, Slavery, and
Restorative Justice”
Dr. James Robertson, Professor, Department of History and Archaeology,
University of the West Indies, Mona
“A Maroon Ambush at the Snake River in 1731: Contexts and Consequences”
Dr. Kofi LeNiles, Institutional Leadership & Professional Development,
Towson University
“A Case Study: African-Centred Approaches to K-12 Education in a
South American Maroon Village”
3:00 - 4:45 p.m. Indigenous Perspectives on Use and Ownership of Mother Earth
• Actg. Col. Marcia ‘Kim’ Douglas, Charles Town Maroon Community
• Col. Wallace Sterling, Moore Town Maroon Community
• Gaa’man Gloria Simms
• David Walters, National Park Manager, JCDT
• Lois Tenn, Social Media, Marketing and Administrative Officer, CTMC
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