An Introduction by David Dabydeen to his two new books

Activity: Book reading
Co-ordinator: Moray House Trust
Date: 2nd April 2012

Professor David Dabydeen talked about and read extracts from two recent publications, ‘Pak’s Britannica’ (a book of essays about his work) and ‘Talking Words’ (a collection of articles written by him and interviews with him). He was introduced by Al Creighton of the University of Guyana.

Video Clips

Part 1: AlCreighton introduces ‘Talking Words’ and ‘Pak’s Britannica’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k18pLiBerVE

Part 2: ‘We are in a season of books.’ David Dabydeen, in the introductory phase of his talk, gives an overview of forthcoming publications in Guyana.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6L0TkqBybM

Part 3: David Dabydeen talks about ‘Pak’s Britannica’ and reads from Joe Singh’s book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J99iyVM8CM

Part 4: David Dabydeen talks about the development of Caribbean literature and in particular Samuel Selvon and Derek Walcott.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5EF8Cko8Ps

Part 5: David Dabydeen describes Selvon and Lamming sharing a single typewriter, the humble beginnings of Caribbean literature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDTFIKY9IyU

Part 6: David Dabydeen talks about contemporary Caribbean writing and ‘Black British writing’ and, in particular, Steve Martin’s approach to writing about slavery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrOpaHjhAh4

Part 7: Peter Jailall pays tribute to Dabydeen and reads a poem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eskEu9eTfiQ

Part 8: Closing remarks by Joe Singh, Trustee of Moray House Trust.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhuUeudRE_c

Press Clippings:

1. A Look at David Dabydeen’s Literature by Al Creighton
2. ‘Talking Words’ and ‘Pak’s Britannica’ – two new books on David Dabydeen