David Dabydeen

Maria del Pilar Kaladeen

Professor of Music Tina K Ramnarine

To mark the centenary of the abolition of indenture in the British Empire (2017-2020), a groundbreaking new anthology brings together writing by descendants of indentured labourers from across the Commonwealth. Through the mediums of poetry, short stories and essays, the book explores - for the first time - the controversial legacy of indenture.

Writings from the Descendants of Indenture

We Mark Your Memory

Tina K Ramnarine

The history and legacy of Indian and Chinese Caribbean indentured labourers who were part of the Windrush generation

Legacies of Indenture in Britain's Caribbean Empire

The Other Windrush

Jack Webb

Roderick Westmaas

William Tantam

In recent years, academics, policy makers and media outlets have increasingly recognised the importance of Caribbean migrations and migrants to the histories and cultures of countries across the Northern Atlantic. Memory, migration and (de)colonisation furthers our understanding of the lives of many of these migrants, and the contexts through which they lived and continue to live. In particular, it focuses on the relationship between Caribbean migrants and processes of decolonisation. The chapters in this book range across disciplines and time periods to present a vibrant understanding of the ever-changing interactions between Caribbean peoples and colonialism as they migrated within and between colonial contexts. At the heart of this book are the voices of Caribbean migrants themselves, whose critical reflections on their experiences of migration and decolonisation are interwoven with the essays of academics and activists.

Memory, Migration and (de)colonisation in the Caribbean and Beyond

Maria del Pilar Kaladeen

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