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Podcast: The NeoLiberal Round
Episode: Caribbean Thought Lecture Series 2023: The Caribbean is an Invention, then How Must it Reinvent Itself?
Description: If the Caribbean is an Invention of the 20th Century, what will it be reinvented into and who will lead it in the 21st? The lecture presentation by Renaldo McKenzie, Adjunct Professor at Jamaica Theological Seminary, focused on various aspects of Caribbean thought and history. McKenzie transitioned from the concept of heritage and its connection to the Caribbean, emphasizing that there is something beyond heritage that connects the region. He mentioned Fidel Castro's identification with his Latin and African heritage. The Caribbean Reader describes the Caribbean as an invention of the 20th Century and asked what it will be...