Early Caribbean Digital Archive: A Resource for Family and Historical Research
Dis a Fi Mi History Podcast: Explore Caribbean Ancestry & CulturePlay episode
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Welcome to the Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast! In this episode, we delve into the rich world of the Early Caribbean Digital Archive (ECDA) with insights from Professors Nicole Aljo and Elizabeth Dillon, along with their dedicated team. We explore the ECDA's origins and objectives as a publicly accessible platform containing a vast collection of pre-20th century Caribbean materials. This episode emphasizes their mission to decolonize and democratize knowledge by revealing hidden narratives, especially those of enslaved individuals, embedded within Caribbean history. The team shares their experiences in curating and digitizing invaluable resources, offering glimpses into fascinating exhibits like Obeah practices and Jamaican Heirs. Additionally, discover how you can navigate the archive and utilize these invaluable resources for family genealogy and educational purposes. Join us for a compelling discussion on the importance of preserving Caribbean heritage and accessing history, which is vital for understanding our past and informing our present.
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Bios:
Dr. Aljoe is a Professor of English and Africana Studies at Northeastern University. Professor Aljoe’s research focuses on 18th and early 19th Century Black Atlantic and Caribbean literature with a specialization on the slave narrative and early novels. Currently, she is at work on two new projects that extend this research in productive ways: the first examines representations of Caribbean Women of Color produced in Europe and England between 1780 and 1840, and the second explores relationships between narratives of black lives and the rise of the novel in Europe and the Americas in the 18th century.
Books:
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Nicole-N-Aljoe/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ANicole+N.+Aljoe
Elizabeth Maddock Dillon is a distinguished professor of English at Northeastern University and the founding codirector of the NULab for Maps, Texts, and Networks. She teaches in the fields of early American and Atlantic world literary studies, literature and social justice, theatre studies, gender studies, and digital humanities.
Book
https://www.dukeupress.edu/new-world-drama
Reba Charles-Dickson PhD Student Northeastern University and the Project Manager for Early Caribbean Digital Archive
Reba Charles-Dickson is from Dennery, St. Lucia. She was first introduced to the indigenous and Black “monster” during her Social- Studies class, where she was always conflicted with this categorization. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Virgin Islands and a Master of Arts from Florida Atlantic University, where among other things, she continued to explore the “monster” characterization of Les Damnés de la Terre. Currently, Reba is an English PhD student at Northeastern University where she serves as the Project Manager for the Early Caribbean Digital Archive (ECDA), Managing Editor for Digital Humanities Quarterly (DHQ), and a Coordinator for the Women of Color in the Academy (WOCIA).
Book review: https://journal.finfar.org/articles/book-review-afrofuturism-rising/
Alanna Prince's research focuses on contemporary poetry and visual culture and how those works remember, or 'take up,' the history of chattel slavery in the Caribbean and the Americas. Her work is informed by Black feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and archival theory. She has been involved with the Early Caribbean Digital Archive since 2017. In 2022, she edited a special issue of Digital Humanities Quarterly with Cara Messina and Izetta Mobley on Black Digital Humanities. Edited Special Issue: https://digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/16/3/000645/000645.html Website: https://ecda.northeastern.edu/
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