Day of the Slave: A Carnival Conversation

Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Date
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time
5:30 PM
Venue
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Address
121 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Category
Arts
Setting
Indoor

About This Event

Windham-Campbell Prize recipient Kei Miller and scholar Amanda Reid discuss the history, memory, and radical origins of Caribbean Carnival. The conversation explores how Canboulay evolved from a ritual shaped by enslavement into a lasting expression of liberation.

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Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library · 121 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511

Day of the Slave: A Carnival Conversation

Source: Yale University Events

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