The Sexist Old Boys of Jamaica

Despite the cliché of our strong black women, despite our majority female headed households, despite reggae song after reggae song Continue reading →

Dear Uncle Brendan (and Auntie Kay), can we talk about our island, and how buggered things have become?

  1. Because Sometimes We Cannot Hear Each Other   The last time I went to a church service was Continue reading →

Talking and Dancing Like You’re REALLY from Jamaica

When I was in Brazil a month ago the young man who had picked me up from the airport, along Continue reading →

And isn’t it ironic!

(a rambling blog on Doctorates in Creative Writing, and Jamaica’s insistence on Sovereignty) So first of all, beg pardon for Continue reading →

The Rise and Fall of Vybz Kartel

Carolyn Cooper can be none too pleased that two of her high profile guest lecturers at the University have now Continue reading →

The Opposite of An Iron Balloon: Clifton (Cliff-Twang) Brown’s 2011 ‘Nobody Canna Cross It’

So that’s it for me – the week of blogging on reggae songs comes to an end. But how could Continue reading →

Dancing Instructions for Tourists: Tony Matterhorn’s 2006 ‘Dutty Wine’

[post #4 in my week of reggae blogging] I know it is a wicked thing to admit, but is true Continue reading →

Some Things White People Just Aren’t Allowed To Say

So in South Africa one of the more interesting conversations I had was with a white Zimbabwean who explained to Continue reading →