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Thu, Sep 26
|Brooklyn
A Caribbean Conversation: Global Guyana and Vibes Up
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2024 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT Co-sponsored by NYU Press & The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival.
Time & Location
Sep 26, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Brooklyn, 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
About the Event
Author Carol Mitchell hosts a conversation between two anthropologists with deep connections to Brooklyn’s Caribbean immigrant communities, Dr. Oneka LaBennett and Dr. Sabia McCoy-Torres. LaBennett will draw from her recent book, Global Guyana: Shaping Race, Gender, and Environment in the Caribbean and Beyond, while McCoy-Torres will share insights from her book, Vibes Up: Afro-Caribbean Migration from Costa Rica to Brooklyn. Both authors will offer vivid examples of cross-cultural exchanges between Brooklyn and the Caribbean.
Tickets
General Admission
$5.00GA + Copy of Global Guyana
This ticket includes a signed copy of Dr. Oneka LaBennett's "Global Guyana: Shaping Race, Gender, and Environment in the Caribbean and Beyond"
$35.00GA + Copy of Vibes Up
This ticket includes a copy of Dr. Sabia McCoy-Torres's "Vibes Up: Reggae and Afro-Caribbean Migration from Costa Rica to Brooklyn"
$35.00GA + Book Bundle
Buy both "Global Guyana: Shaping Race, Gender, and Environment in the Caribbean and Beyond" and "Vibes Up: Afro-Caribbean Migration from Costa Rica to Brooklyn" and your GA Ticket is included!
$60.00
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