Rex N : Rex Nettleford - selected speeches / edited by Kenneth O. Hall.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The ideas that shaped Caribbean culture -- Multiculturalism, the arts and nation building -- Cultural studies: the way forward -- Migration, transmission and maintenance of the intangible heritage -- The cultural aspects and societal implications of human rights legislation, particularly in the Caribbean context -- The Commonwealth : reconnection and renewal: a voice from the Caribbean -- Launch of Dr Henry Lowe's Jamaica's ethnomedicine: its potential in the healthcare system -- Message from the Vice Chancellor: Jamaica language competition launch -- Closing remarks: Conference on critical thinking in teaching and learning -- Part II. The institutional framework of Caribbean civilization -- Civil society: building community self-reliance: moving towards equity Michael Manley lecture -- The university and the preparation of leadership in an interdependent world: a view from the two-thirds world -- Address: Commonwealth journalists conference -- Vice Chancellor's message: Caribbean academy of sciences meeting -- Address: Carleton Alexander awards for excellence Jamaica College Old Boys Association -- Address: Strategic seed communities strategic planning conference -- Vice Chancellor's closing remarks: CARICOM 30th anniversary conference -- Address: PAHO awards ceremony -- Address: First labour policy conference -- Opening address: CTO's 26th annual Caribbean tourism conference -- Opening address: International meeting of university administrators (IMUA) conference -- Address: opening of Rex Nettleford Hall -- Greetings: opening ceremony International centre for environmental nuclear sciences (ICENS) workshop -- Address: Police academy -- Address: Rotary club of Port of Spain 25th anniversary banquet.

Part III. The creators of Caribbean civilization -- Bustamante and Marcus Garvey: icons for all seasons, their legacies -- Norman Washington Manley: the lessons and the legacy -- A profile in courage: the passing of Errol Barrow -- Michael Manley: his passing, a definitive moment in Caribbean history -- Remembrance: Sir Philip Sherlock: poet, historian -- Edna Manley: the context to the text -- Eric Williams: the legacy continues -- Tribute to Eric Coverley -- Vice Chancellor's tribute to Douglas Hall -- Remembrance for the Most Hon Hugh Lawson Shearer -- Tribute to Sir Kenneth Standard, professor emeritus -- Edward Kamau Brathwaite: enfant terrible or kindred spirit?: a personal commentary -- Conference on the thought of Stuart Hall -- Seminar in honour of Professor Sylvia Wynter -- Launch of Chat 'bout series CD by Rt Hon Edward Seaga -- Launch of Easton Lee's Encounters -- Launch of Carl Rattray's Poems of our times -- Launch of Pearnel Charles's A cry from the grassroots -- Tribute to Louise Bennett-Coverley -- Concluding reflections: reading Rex Nettleford / by Professor Barry Chevannes.

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