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Honor Ford-Smith

“The Body and Performance in 1970s Jamaica: Toward a Decolonial Cultural Method” in Small Axe 23 (1), 150-168

This essay discusses decolonization, performance, and education in the 1970s in Jamaica and argues that embodied performances of humans existing at the margins of power are both compelling as and productive of new forms of knowledge because they teach us to challenge enduring colonial representations and create community in profound ways. Drawing on Sylvia Wynter’s […]

“The Ghost of Mikey Smith: Space, Performance and Justice” in Caribbean Quarterly 63 (2-3)

Caribbean quarterly, 2017-07-03, Vol.63 (2-3), p.271-290Description In what follows I ask what Mikey Smith’s death performs?I use the term performance here not to describe a theatrical production but rather to explore the ways in which public actions can become statements about power. What does the scenario of Mikey’s death on an open road in public […]