UWI Open Campus annual Independence Lecture takes place next Thursday

The University of the West Indies Open Campus will host its annual Independence Lecture next Thursday, at the Methodist Church Hall and Community Building from 7 p.m.{{more}}

This year, Professor Hollis Liverpool, well known in the calypso arena by the sobriquet ‘the Mighty Chalkdust’ will deliver the lecture on the topic: “Our Cultural Heritage: Its relevance to Education in the Caribbean”, a release from the Open Campus said.

The renowned Trinidadian and Caribbean calypsonian has been a leading defender of social commentary in calypso in Trinidad and Tobago since the 1970s. In February 2004, he won the Calypso Monarch title for the sixth time.

As a public school teacher and, more recently, a university professor, Chalkdust has also written extensively on calypso history, such as ‘From the horse’s mouth’ and ‘Rituals of power and rebellion: The Carnival Tradition in Trinidad and Tobago’.

UWI alumni and the public are invited to attend. Patrons are asked to be seated by 6:45 p.m., the release further stated.