Fifty years after the riotous events surrounding the banning of historian Walter Rodney turned the Jamaican capital on its head and led to a government lockdown of the University of the West Indies, the UWI Mona Department of History and Archaeology and the UWI Museum are collaborating to explore the moment, its context, and larger meaning through a conference and exhibition.

This course is designed to expose the student of Caribbean history to the world of online resources and communication. The course examines the theoretical and practical elements of digital history (the expressions of history online) and the potential and shortcomings of such resources. In this assessment of the digital world’s continuous and ever-changing impact on the humanities, students will be introduced to the major themes, issues and developments surrounding the research, writing, assessment and presentation of history online.

The course is a survey of modern Japanese history. The focus is on the politico-economic transformations of the political regime since the seventh century although the emphasis is given to the modern and contemporary periods (mid-nineteenth century to the present). The course offers an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of political, economic and diplomatic issues that are prominent

In joining the Department of History and Archaeology, you have chosen to be part of a department that, for nearly 70 years, has served students from all across the Caribbean region, providing top-quality teaching, and facilitating rigorous learning