Brown Bag with Harold Lovell
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Join us for a "Brown Bag with Harold Lovell" who will discuss his paper, "From the Right to be Human to Human Rights: The Fight for Freedom in the Commonwealth Caribbean."
Presented by the Centre for Caribbean Studies and cosponsored by the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto.
Lunch will be provided. Free, but registration is required.
Abstract
The history of human rights in the Caribbean has been constructed around a complex of discourses: colonial/hegemonic discourses and discourses of resistance. Regarding colonial hegemonic discourses, when the English colonized the Caribbean in the 17th century, they established not just constitutional and political structures, but also a domain of socio-moral values through which the bodypolitic was formed. Regarding discourses of resistance, from the earliest days of the plantation system, the resistance discourses challenged hegemonic discourses that circulated with emerging forms of colonial constitutionalism.
About Harold Lovell
With years of experience in leadership and government in Antigua and Barbuda, Harold Lovell has focused his life’s work on creating better social and economic outcomes.
Born in the beautiful island of Antigua, in the heart of the Caribbean, Mr. Lovell can be described as a social justice and economic empowerment advocate with a strong belief in inclusive leadership and multi-stakeholder participation.
His background in Law, governance and politics has given him insights and experiences which he is eager to share.
Lovell is currently Adjunct Professor and Guest Lecturer at the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto. He taught CRI493H1 "Human Rights Law and the Post-Colonial Condition: The Caribbean Region" with Professor Kamari Clarke during the fall 2024 term.