 guyana s culture and tourism attractions showcased in recollections cultural performance at 45th annual caribbean studies association conference opening ceremony on may 31 guyana s culture and tourism attractions showcased in recollections cultural performance at 45th annual caribbean studies association conference opening ceremony on may 31 andydindial mon 5312021 1037 guyana s culture and tourism attractions showcased in recollections cultural performance at 45th annual caribbean studies association conference opening ceremony on may 31   decc the university of guyana may 31 2021  guyana s culture and tourism attractions showcased in recollections cultural performance at 45th annual caribbean studies association conference opening ceremony on may 31  the university of guyana in collaboration with a series of cultural and media production outfits will present recollections for the opening of the caribbean studies associations online annual conference on monday may 31 over 1000 professionals in various fields and hundreds of youths from across the globe are expected to participate in the fiveday event for which the university of guyana is the local organising partner recollections is a mixed genre mixed media virtual presentation the performance reflects that guyana is a diverse country in every way culturally geographically environmentally and otherwise recollections therefore pays homage to that diversity and to those old civilizations from which our people came and met the peoples who had already been here recollecting that existence does not begin with slavery or indenture recollections locates agency and memory through the work of notable guyanese poets all of whom have passed to the ancestors seymour dass khalicarran and carter s reflections on our identity and evolution as a people are performed in music dance oratory and shot on historical locations in guyana especially for this conference recollections is a multilayered comment on guyana through performance it is produced by the theatre guild of guyana with the department of events conferences and communications decc of the university collaborating with unique arts waves of emotions roshini bhodoo the confucius centre at the university of guyana nadre designs and royce doorn the theatre guild of guyana is the oldest surviving cultural organization in guyana and is one of the oldest playhouses in the caribbean it was founded in 1947 and still is the major seat of amateur performance training in guyana the caribbean studies association and the university of guyana are honoured to partner with them in this pathbreaking production apart from the cultural performances this csa conference will feature many concurrent discussions on issues related to three major subthemes namely 1 identity politics and caribbean development 2 industry and ecology and 3 industry and the intelligent economy there will be several keynote presentations including by prof paloma mohamed dr tavis jules president of csa and londonbased guyanese novelist dr michelle yaa asantewa this year for the first time because of the virtual nature of the programme the university of guyana along with the caribbean studies association is offering free registration for guyanese teachers students and ngos to the virtual event so far over 759 young people from guyana and around the world have signed up for free conference registration which includes entry into a virtual caribbean party with dj flexx those wishing to take advantage of free registration must register before saturday 29 may 2021 to register please click here  https formsgle xarucbwnbgttx2p19  the caribbean studies association is an independent professional organization devoted to the promotion of caribbean studies from a multidisciplinary multicultural point of view it is the primary association for scholars and practitioners working on the caribbean region including central america and the caribbean coast of south america its members come from the caribbean region north america south america central america europe and elsewhere founded in 1974 by 300 caribbeanists the csa now has over 1100 members for more information please click on the link below  https wwweventsforcenet csa frontend reg tagendawebsitecsp pageid 11431 efselmenu 134 eventid 10 mode   recollections production team preparing to record their piece enancment of aj seymours legend of kaietuer from laxmie khalicharran s classic hear the gungaroo s sing popular comedian chowpow in recollections performance ms moudy performing a traditional dance traditional african engungun dance from which our masquerade relic survives contact ms krest cummings public relations officer 5926235104 department of events conferences and communications decc     ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forward thinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana guyana s culture and tourism attractions showcased in recollections cultural performance at 45th annual caribbean studies association conference opening ceremony on may 31  