Academic Year 2007-2008
Event Title
“Duppy or Gunman?”: Articulations of the Supernatural in Caribbean Popular Culture
Disciplines
Latin American Literature
Description
This talk discussed magical realism and the use of supernatural motifs in post-colonial cultural productions. Shaw’s lecture focused particularly on uses of the supernatural in Caribbean popular culture.
“Duppy or Gunman?”: Articulations of the Supernatural in Caribbean Popular Culture
This talk discussed magical realism and the use of supernatural motifs in post-colonial cultural productions. Shaw’s lecture focused particularly on uses of the supernatural in Caribbean popular culture.