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Royal Court Theatre

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:35:32 GMT

In March 2013 the Royal Court Theatre put on a new play "The Low Road" by Bruce Norris. The play was set in revolutionary America and I spent an afternoon with the cast during rehearsals talking to them about the environment of colonial America and specifically about slavery which was a central part of the play.

Jamaica talks June 2010

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:49:15 GMT

I talked on marronage in the United States in Jamaica in June 2010. The conference was held in an existing maroon community, Charlestown, and many members of the maroon community came to listen to the papers. The event was part of a project to disseminate current academic research on marronage to living maroons. This talk emerged from research undertaken for my book, Maroon Communities in South Carolina: A Documentary Record (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2009)

A maroon from Surinam calling on the ancestors

Public talk in Beaufort, SC Nov. 2009

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:45:18 GMT

I talked to an audience of local people in Beaufort, SC, including many school age children on the subject of maroons in South Carolina. The event was sponsored by the Beaufort County Library and part of their ongoing mission to make academic research accessible to local people. This talk emerged from research undertaken for my book, Maroon Communities in South Carolina: A Documentary Record (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2009)

Savannah talks Oct 2011

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:10:07 GMT

Dr Tim Lockley, Associate Professor, History, and Reader in Comparative American Studies, took part in last week's symposium on 'Slavery & Freedom in Savannah' in Georgia, US. The event included giving talks on black Savannah history to audiences of 300 local people in the Savannah Theater and a trip to talk to local high school children. The event was organised by the Telfair Museum in Savannah as part of a project to reconnect residents of Savannah with their history. This talk emerged from research undertaken for my book, Maroon Communities in South Carolina: A Documentary Record (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2009)