The Department of African American Studies, Ohio University and the Learning Resource Centre of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill will host the conference Soundscapes: Reflections on Caribbean Oral and Aural Traditions, July 25 to July 29, 2005, at the UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. The conference will explore the various sound texts that are unique to the Caribbean. While the focus of the conference will be Caribbean sounds, papers that establish the nexus between the Caribbean and societies, countries and regions that have contributed to its culture, as well as those that demonstrate how Caribbean culture has influenced other cultures will be welcomed. The event, which will coincide with Barbados' annual Crop-Over festival, also invites papers that explore Caribbean oral and aural heritage and their contemporary manifestations and dynamics. Interested participants are invited to register and propose a provisional topic by November 30, 2004. Abstracts should be submitted by March 1, 2005. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words and should be sent
in electronic form or hard copy to Dr. Vibert C. Cambridge mailto: cambridg@ohio.edu
or Department of African American Studies, Lindley Hall # 302, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. Communication faxed to 740-593-0671 will also be considered. Completed papers will be expected by June 30, 2005. The organizers of the conference anticipate publishing the conference papers. Further information on this festival can be had at
http://cropover.ncf.bb