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 âthe Mighty Chalkdustâ will deliver the lecture on the topic: âOur Cultural Heritage: Its relevance to Education in the Caribbeanâ, 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 âFrom the horseâs mouthâ and âRituals of power and rebellion: The Carnival Tradition in Trinidad and Tobagoâ.
UWI alumni and the public are invited to attend. Patrons are asked to be seated by 6:45 p.m., the release further stated.
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