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Postgraduate Dissertation •

How should we perceive the female rebel identity of enslaved women in Jamaica and Barbados? c.1760-1816

"Within histories of slavery in the Anglophone Caribbean, figures like Nanny of the Maroons and Queen Cubah are some of the only mentions of individual female leaders in accounts of mass revolts and rebellions. However, instances of resistance by enslaved women, as individuals and groups, also helps provide a more robust and complex picture of both survival during the Middle Passage and on the plantation and importantly, what it meant to be a rebel woman..."
Palatinate •

Representation in 2023: #OscarsSoWhite was a start, but not the remedy.

In March 2023, I sat down (virtually) with Jamaican Rastafarian journalist and filmmaker Barbara Blake-Hannah to discuss her career, and the changes she saw throughout her time in the industry (read the full interview here). There have been some significant shifts since the 1970s, yet one thing that stood out was Hannah’s call for diversity in film to mean everyone, aiming to represent all those whose tales remain untold such as of the Maroons and Chinese Jamaicans.
Palatinate •

Barbara Blake-Hannah: filmmaking, barrier-breaking, and Jamaica on-screen (full interview transcript)

Barbara Makeda Blake-Hannah is a Jamaican filmmaker, cultural consultant, journalist, author, and the first Black female reporter on British television in 1968. She returned to Jamaica in 1972 and is a figurehead for promoting Rastafarian culture and history. Having introduced ourselves in (virtual) person and managed to navigate the time-zone situation, we quickly began the interview.
Per Capita Media •

We need to address “plummeting political news coverage of the Caribbean”: The Guyana-Venezuela Talks

When Britain or the United States are not in the immediate picture, the chances of consistent political news coverage in the Caribbean here plummet.
With a population of just over 104 000, it is rare for my mother’s home country – St Vincent and the Grenadines – to be at the heart of a major geopolitical issue. But, when I discovered that St Vincent and the Grenadines was in the centre of the ongoing Guyana-Venezuela conflict over the long-disputed Essequibo in December 2023, I was initially surprised and then concerned.
The Oxford Student •

Libertié, Égalité … Brutalité: Review of Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne –

On the 28th of September, the eight-episode series Castlevania: Nocturne, the sequel to Castlevania (2017-2021) directed by duo Adam and Sam Deats debuted on Netflix. It was much anticipated by both viewers of the previous Netflix series, including myself along with devotees to the video games which appeared on numerous consoles from 1986 to 2021. With season 2 confirmed a few weeks ago, Nocturne seems to be setting itself up for something much more different and fluid than its predecessor.
Undergraduate Dissertation •

Type the Power: The Rise of the Black British Press from the Nottingham Race Riot to the Mangrove Nine Trial, c.1958-1971

"...Regardless, proximity to empire did not protect them from racism and when the summer race riots of 1958 occurred, the fleeting illusion of better opportunities, tolerance, and attempts to live as subjects of empire at its heart came to a violent end. Therefore, the need for Black Britons’ perspectives to exist and be defended became even more crucial and hence, the development of the Black British press was invigorated to articulate their own viewpoints and perceived value within a society which now sought to reject them...."
PalTV •

Durham's Student Housing Crisis Explained | PalTV Investigates

After an unprecendented level of student admissions, and an ever-increased shortage of affordable student housing, Durham experienced its worse student housing crisis yet in 2022.

In this report, PalTV takes a deep dive into the causes of the crisis and speaks to students & Palatinate reports on the effects of ever-increasing house prices.

Credits:

Lead Producer/Project Lead - Lucy Baldwin

Presenter - Michael Gaughan

Producers - Stephanie Ormond, Joseph Manley, Sydney Davies, Dherran Titherington, Fiona Steer, Etta Tabb, Emily Doughty

Writer/Researcher - Emily Doughty

Camera Operators - Emily Doughty, Augustin Gorbatenco, Yijie Jia, Anna Choi, James Tillotson

Editors - Theo Taylor, Yijie Jia, Dylan Rana

Marketing Leads - Christian Bland, Freya Harrington

With special thanks to - Daniel Hodgson, Jack Newbury, Luke Nash, Mary Foy MP, Durham Students' Union.
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PalTV •

Exploring Durham's Hidden Gem: the Cosin's Library and University Archives | PalTV

PalTV heads to the Cosin's Library, home to one of the most remarkable archive collections of any university in the country. Here, the team explores some of the special collections and manuscripts of the university, allowing us to gain more insight into the history of Durham.

To find out more about the hidden gems featured in this video, visit the links below:

https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/library/archives-and-special-collections/

https://cosinslibrary.webspace.durham.ac.uk

https://libguides.durham.ac.uk/asc-durham-university-records

Special thanks to the staff of the Cosins Library and the Barker Research Library.

Executive Producer: William Rome
Producers: EJ Lord, Joseph Manley and Stephanie Ormond
Presenter: William Rome
Camera Operator: Marley Perran
Researchers: Richard Griffiths and EJ Lord
Video Editors: William Rome and Munin Youngvanich
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HISTORY IN POLITICS •

The Double-Edged Cutlass of the Grenada Revolution

Cuba was not the only Caribbean nation to experience a revolution and adopt communist ideologies in the twentieth century. The February Revolution of 1970 in southern neighbour Trinidad and Tobago proved the desire of many young Caribbeans to demolish colonial institutions and Euro-American capitalist power systems. It was Grenada’s revolution from 1979-1983, however, that truly captured the attention of the world, especially the United States.
HISTORY IN POLITICS •

Our Own COINTELPRO: The Black Britons under surveillance by the Black Power Desk

On the 8th of March 1971, a small group from the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI – an American political organisation – raided the FBI’s office in Media, Pennsylvania. During the raid, they burgled over 1,000 documents about Operation COINTELPRO. COINTELPRO was a series of illegal and covert projects conducted by the FBI against American citizens after 1955, on the grounds that those civilians were seen as “politically subversive”.
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