Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies
The Centre for Caribbean Studies was established in October 1984 with assistance from the Leverhulme Trust and the Nuffield Foundation. It was the first such Centre in the UK to recognise the significance of the Caribbean region and its historically interdependent linkages with the UK and the world. Its principal aim is to stimulate teaching and research on the Caribbean. It also encourages the study of the Caribbean in an Atlantic context, emphasising African, North and South American, Asian and European influences from a comparative, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective. Additionally, it serves as a national forum for individuals and organisations with an interest in and concern for the diaspora as well as those countries bordering the Caribbean.
In 2010 on its 25th anniversary, the Centre was re-named the Yesu Persaud Link opens in a new windowCentre for Caribbean Studies in honour of the Guyanese philanthropist and businessman and in recognition of his long association with and support for the Centre, which has grown to become one of Europe’s leading institutions for Caribbean scholarship.
The current director of the Centre is Dr John Gilmore (English and Comparative Literary Studies).Link opens in a new window
Latest News
Gad Heuman Travel Bursary
The Gad Heuman Travel bursary for 2023 is now open to applicants. Funding is available every year to support substantive research and fieldwork in the Caribbean by postgraduate students at the University of Warwick. The funding is intended as a contribution towards expenses, such as travel to and subsistence in the Caribbean, and other costs incurred directly in relation to the research project. A maximum of £2000 will be awarded to an individual student. The deadline for applications is Monday 20th March 2023.
This Postgraduate Bursary is named after Gad Heuman who was the long-standing Professor of Caribbean History and Director of the Centre for Caribbean Studies at the University, and is now an Emeritus Professor.
For further details see this webpage Gad Heuman Postgraduate Bursary (warwick.ac.uk)
Annual Walter Rodney Lecture, 2022
Last year's annual Walter Rodney lecture was given by Professor Sasha Turner. Entitled Coming to Grips with Caribbean History: Sources and Production, it was the Centre's first in person event since the Pandemic and attracted a large audience who participated in a lively Q&A session following the presentation.
Sasha Turner is the author of the multi award winning Contested Bodies: Pregnancy, Childrearing and Slavery in Jamaica and is associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University.
Please see this page on our website for a recording of the lecture:
The Walter Rodney Lecture (warwick.ac.uk)
Recent Talks
For a recording of a recent talk by Dr Steve Puig, please see this link