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The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Caribbean, the Antilles Episcopal
Conference (AEC), have over the past forty years written statements
addressed to their faithful and people in the wider Caribbean. The
statements covered a wide range of issues impinging on the life and
faith of Caribbean people, including political engagement, crime
and violence, homosexuality, HIV-AIDS, sexuality, the environment.
A key theme running through the statements is the concern with
justice. This collection of critical essays and personal
reflections explores the insights provided by these statements. In
so doing, it presents a critical reading of the corpus with a view
to presenting its relevance to the regional and global conversation
on matters of human flourishing. The authors of the volume
represent the diverse voices from within the Catholic Caribbean,
particularly some fresh new voices. This collection brings together
the voices of men and women--pastors, laity, theologians, political
leaders, educators; each essayist considers a specific statement
and provides a commentary and interpretation of its contents as
well as a considered assessment of its impact on the life of the
faithful. Academics, lay persons, pastors, policy makers and
politicians will find this a useful collection.
Justice as Equality makes a unique contribution to the
philosophical and intellectual tradition of the English-speaking
Caribbean by exploring the theory of justice underpinning the life,
work, and writings of former Prime Minister of Jamaica and renowned
Third World Statesman the late Michael Manley (1924-1997). Manley's
singular Caribbean vision of justice was forged in a post-colonial
context that he described as being too radically disfigured by
inequalities to be improved by "mere tinkering". This book posits
that equality has become unfashionable in social analysis and
contemporary politics, in part due to the increased significance of
values such as identity, diversity, and difference, in tandem with
a misunderstanding of the concept of equality. It argues for a
reclaiming of a multi-faceted and complex way of understanding
equality in light of Manley's thought. Through an engagement with
the norms of justice developed within the Catholic social teaching
tradition, this book examines, clarifies, and deepens Manley's
Caribbean account of "justice as equality". Manley's theory is a
deeply relational theory one of justice and equality that roots
fundamental human equality in the relationship to divine
transcendence. It calls for the dismantling of all relationships of
oppression and domination that result when the fundamental equality
of all human beings is disregarded. It takes account of the
multiple dimensions of the human person, and calls a society 'just'
when it allows for the flourishing of every member, specifically
through full participation in the life of the society.
Rough Riding: Tanya Stephens and the Power of Music to Transform
Society is a groundbreaking collection of articles that explore the
contribution of the cultural worker, feminist organic intellectual,
and controversial reggae and dancehall artiste Tanya Stephens. An
accomplished lyricist on par with the genre's celebrated male
performers, Stephens has been producing socially conscious and
transformative music that is associated with revolutionary reggae
music of the 1970s and 1980s. The contributors to this anthology -
a diverse group of scholars, activists and reggae professionals -
explore the range of ideas and issues raised in Stephens's
extensive body of work and examine the important role cultural
workers play in inspiring shifts in consciousness and, ultimately,
the social order.Contributors: Tanya Batson-Savage, Elsa
Calliard-Burton, Karen Carpenter, Melville Cooke, Ajamu Nangwaya,
Adwoa Ntozake Onuora, Alpha Obika, Anna Kasafi Perkins, Nicole
Plummer, Chazelle Rhoden, Sara Suliman
This collection is a unique exploration of the quality assurance
landscape in higher education in the Commonwealth Caribbean. It
celebrates the "coming of age" of the quality assurance movement in
the Region by tracing the main currents of development in internal
and external quality assurance. Pulling together respected
academics, practitioners and thought leaders from within higher
education and industry, it explores fundamental issues relating to
quality such as financing higher education, cross-border and online
education, the impact of science and technology, and quality
management systems. At the same time, the chapters posit practical
solutions rooted in theory and expertise, for example, checklists,
frameworks, models, etc. The volume explores underrepresented areas
and cutting-edge topics like MOOCs, ethics in quality assurance,
administrative support in quality, tertiary TVET, legislative
frameworks and strategic planning. It closes with a projection into
the future of quality assurance and enhancement for the region that
takes account of international and regional trends in global
accreditation standards, accountability of external quality
assurance agencies, and MOOCs and cross-border education. A must
read for postgraduate students, higher education managers and
quality assurance practitioners.
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