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If you haven‘t already heard, the growing area of cultural and creative industries is our forte, and our flagship Cultural Studies, and Entertainment & Cultural Enterprise Management undergraduate and graduate programmes have attracted persons locally, regionally and internationally. We are grateful that you found your way here to explore what we do as a department.

Publications

Articles A Study on the Creative Industry as a Pillar of Sustained Growth and Diversification – The Film And Music Sectors In Jamaica: Lessons From Case Studies of Successful Firms and Ventures by Hendrickson, M. & Stanley Niaah, S READ NOW Report on the Expert Group Meeting on the Film and Music…Continue reading “Publications”

3Dec 20193 Mar 2020

The Legacy of DJ Kool Herc: Celebrating the Jamaican Roots of Hip Hop

April 16-18, 2020Click here to register online Call for papers deadline has been extended to January 15, 2020! Plenary Speakers…

6Sep 20196 Sep 2019

Course Offerings 2019/2020

The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) offers a range of courses and programmes at both the Mona Campus and the…

3Sep 20196 Sep 2019

ICS Student Handbook 2019/2020

Handbook 2019/2020

View the Institute of Cultural Studies (ICS) Handbook for a full list of Courses and Programmes offered by the Department.…

Events

ISIC 15: “Island Festivals and Music Tourism”

3 Apr 20194 Jul 2019

July 9–13 2019, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica The Institute of Caribbean Studies (University of the West Indies, Mona Campus), the Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI) and…

Handbook 2018/2019

31 Aug 20186 Sep 2019

View the Institute of Cultural Studies (ICS) Handbook for a full list of Courses and Programmes offered by the Department. ICS Handbook 2018/2019

Course Descriptions (2018/19)

Semester I (2018/19) - Course Descriptions Level I Courses & Descriptions Level II Courses & Descriptions Level III Courses & Descriptions

Student Resources

Courses

31 Aug 20186 Sep 2019

The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) offers a range of courses and programmes at both the Mona Campus and the Western Jamaica Campus in the University of the West Indies.…

Going Back to the Roots: Using Cultural Heritage Assets to Boost Tourism in the Parish of Portland by Vivienne Theresa Pitter

29 Jul 201829 Jul 2018

This dissertation conducts an examination into issues of power and culture through the case of tourism in the parish of Portland. It evaluates the power structures that have privileged traditional…

Rasta Teacher: Leadership, Pedagogy and the New Faculty of Interpretation By Jalani Adwin Niaah

29 Jul 201829 Jul 2018

This study is about the leadership provided by Rastafari. This leadership is explored through a focus on Rastafari Elder Mortimo Planno, a man who describes himself as a rebel or…

Rex Nettleford: Choreographer as Cultural Philosopher in Three Classic Works – Pocomania, Kumina and Gerrehbenta by Monica Angella Lawrence

29 Jul 201829 Jul 2018

My research involved the examination of three neo-traditional rituals choreographed over a thirty year period, by Rex Nettleford, for the concert stage. Nettleford's philosophical intent is contextualized in examining these…

The Development of Calypso in the Antigua and its Continuity with Old Testament Traditions by Novelle Charlesworth Josiah

29 Jul 201829 Jul 2018

Calypso is a song genre and cultural art form which was brought to Antigua aby the Africans who were enslaved and brought to work there. The contention of this…

The Industrialization of Football in Jamaica: a Cultural Analysis of Jamaica’s 1998 Reggae Boyz Road to France World Cup Campaign by Donald Davis

29 Jul 201829 Jul 2018

This dissertation examines football in Jamaica viewed through the bi- focal cultural lens of play and sport; looking at the evolution of recreational play to the level of work/business/industry (Hargreaves…

The Missing Dialectics: An Examination of the B.Sc. Management Studies Programme at The UWI For Cultural Content And Relevance by Orville Wayne Beckford

29 Jul 201829 Jul 2018

This dissertation examines the Management Studies Programme at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona in order to analyse its cultural content and evaluate whether some courses are adequately…