Brown University professor to deliver Distinguished Rex Nettleford Lecture

Professor Anthony Bogues, the distinguished Asa Messer Professor of Humanities of African Studies at Brown University, will deliver the keynote address at the Third Annual Rex Nettleford Distinguished Lecture on Monday, February 3. The event will explore the complex tapestry of Caribbean culture and its profound impact on social order.

Scheduled for 5 p.m. at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus Assembly Hall, the lecture coincides with what would have been Professor Rex Nettleford’s 92nd birthday, and continues the legacy of one of the Caribbean’s most influential scholars and cultural advocates, who passed away in February 2010.

A release notes that the Rex Nettleford Foundation, established in May 2010, created the Annual Distinguished Lecture Series to perpetuate Professor Nettleford’s exceptional legacy of cultural preservation and celebration. The series embodies his concept of “Inward Stretch, Outward Reach,” advocating for the elevation of local cultural understanding to a global perspective.

Professor Bogues will present on “Caribbean Culture: Its Evolution and Impact on Social Order,” offering fresh insights into the region’s cultural dynamics and social transformation. His selection, given his impressive career and extensive research work relating to Professor Nettleford’s contributions, brings particular relevance to this year’s theme.

The event is overseen by a distinguished board of directors, including:

• The Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, Chairman

• Sir Hilary Beckles, UWI Vice Chancellor

• Professor Densil Williams, UWI Mona Campus Principal

• Additional distinguished professionals from academia, law, business, and cultural sectors

The rotating lecture series moves between different campuses each year, reflecting the breadth of Nettleford’s intellectual engagement across culture, the arts, education, business management, political science, and trade union education.