About Summer Scholars Lunchtime Talks
The Summer Scholars season of lunchtime talks is hosted by the Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the Library and showcases the exciting and wide-ranging research into our Americas collections by the Institute’s Visiting Fellows and associates, as well as Library staff.
Free. No need to book, just drop-in.
A Place Called Home: Community Curriculum in a Remote Jamaica
Shereca McGowan-Hunter explores the concept of community curriculum within a remote rural community in St. Andrew, Jamaica, using the photovoice methodology. Community curriculum is defined here as the knowledge and skills that students garner consequentially from the informal learning experiences that they encounter within their home community. McGowan-Hunter's research evolved from her experiences with students during Covid-19, and revealed the immense value of the community as a site of knowledge production and educational development.
Public and Digital Diplomacy: The Case of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Andel Andrew discusses the evolving landscape of public diplomacy, particularly within the context of regional organizations like The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the increasing role of social media in diplomatic communication. He examines the extent to which the CARICOM Secretariat has utilized social media as part of its public and digital diplomacy efforts and how it has adapted its strategies to enhance visibility and improve external diplomatic relations.
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About the speakers
Shereca McGowan-Hunter is a PhD candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of the West Indies, Mona, and a lecturer at the Vocational Training Development Institute. She has a wealth of experience in education from primary to tertiary level and serves in leadership roles with the Association of Graduate Research in Education and the Caribbean Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. Her research interests include inclusive education, curriculum development, and curriculum implementation, and she is passionate about mentorship and voluntary service.
Andel Andrew is a communication and research professional pursuing an MPhil/PhD in Governance at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. His research focuses on LGBTI rights in Trinidad and Tobago. Previously, his master’s research examined social media use in CARICOM's public diplomacy efforts. His research interests include LGBTI rights in the Commonwealth Caribbean; voting behavior and political culture; public and digital diplomacy; migration; the sex industry in Trinidad and Tobago; and civil society. He is a member of the American Political Science Association (APSA), the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), and the Society for Caribbean Studies (U.K.).
About the Eccles Institute
The Eccles Institute builds, curates and preserves the Americas and Oceania contemporary collection at the Library and champions knowledge and understanding of these regions through a rich programme of fellowships and awards, cultural events, research training, guides to the collections and initiatives for schools.
For more information about the Institute and our collections, contact eccles-institute@bl.uk or visit our blog.
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