Intercultural Mediation in the Caribbean and Its Diasporic Spaces – A Multidisciplinary Perspective
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
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FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE
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The Caribbean is a historically rich and culturally diverse region shaped by centuries of migration, colonial legacies, and global exchanges. Insular and continental territories alike have been sites of cultural convergence, negotiation, and sometimes, conflict. In the contemporary world, these dynamics extend beyond geographic borders into the diasporic spaces where Caribbean communities continue to shape and redefine their identities.
Intercultural mediation—the process of facilitating dialogue and understanding across cultural differences—plays a crucial role in these contexts. From legal and diplomatic negotiations to artistic expression, linguistic translation, and social integration, mediation takes various forms that reflect the complexities of Caribbean societies. However, existing studies on intercultural mediation often overlook the specificity of the Caribbean’s historical and socio-political realities, its creolized cultures, and its diasporic experiences.
This call for articles seeks to explore intercultural mediation in Caribbean territories (both insular and continental) and their diasporic extensions through a multidisciplinary lens. We welcome scholarly articles, case studies, creative pieces, personal reflections, and book reviews from fields such as history, sociology, anthropology, political science, human rights, environmental activism, community development, diplomacy & international relations, healthcare, social & pastoral work, spirituality, holistic care, linguistics, translation & interpreting, literature, legal studies, communication, psychotherapy, education, project management, hospitality & tourism, sports, and the arts.
Potential Themes Include (but Are Not Limited To):
- Historical and contemporary forms of intercultural mediation in Caribbean societies
- Linguistic mediation and cultural translation in multilingual and creole-speaking communities
- Multilingual education in the Caribbean: raising born mediators and communication facilitators
- Medical & legal interpreting as forms of intercultural mediation and civil rights
- Conflict resolution and peace-building mechanisms within and beyond the Caribbean
- Migratory and diasporic negotiations of identity, belonging, engagement and integration
- Art, music, dance, literature as spaces of mediation in Caribbean and diasporic contexts
- The role of institutions and grassroots organizations in fostering intercultural dialogue
- Care & mediation: Caribbean multidisciplinary perspectives
- Postcolonial perspectives on mediation and decolonial approaches to dialogue
- Caribbean Reparatory Movement: restorative, transgenerational mediation
- Caribbean cultural & spiritual syncretic constellations and their mediated legacies
- Sport diplomacy, art & cultural heritage education in the region and beyond
Submission Guidelines
We invite researchers, practitioners, and scholars to submit 250–300-word abstracts. Accepted submissions may include:
– Academic articles (5,000–7,000 words)
– Creative pieces or reflective essays (1,000–2,000 words)
– Book reviews (up to 1,500 words)
All submissions will undergo a peer-review process.
Publishing Note
This volume is currently under consideration by leading academic publishers, including Caribbean Quarterly (UWI/Taylor & Francis) and other international presses. Contributors will be updated as soon as the final publication venue is confirmed.
Timeline
– Abstract submission deadline: September 30, 2025
– Notification of acceptance: October 10, 2025
– Full submission deadline: January 31, 2026
Submission & Contact
Please send your abstracts and inquiries to:
Dr. Rosana Herrero-Martín – rosaana.herrero-martin@uwi.edu
Dr. Hélène Zamor – helene.zamor@uwi.edu
