Portraits by artist Irenee Shaw
At left: Portrait of Carolina, oils, 12x12 inches At right: Portrait of Kathryn, oils, 12x12 inches Images courtesy of the artist.
EDITORIAL
In a Fine Castle: Childhood in Caribbean Imagi/Nations Paula Morgan
ESSAYS
Figuring the Father in Contemporary Caribbean Fiction Jennifer Rahim
The Child as Progenitor: Trauma and the (Un)making of Self Paula Morgan
Banal Violence: Abject Plantation Legacy Vijay Maharaj
Secret Gardens: Young Women Cultivating Nation in Shani Mootoo’s Cereus Blooms at Night and Jamaica Kincaid’s Autobiography of My Mother Michelle Ramlagan
Child Murder in the Press of Trinidad and Tobago Valerie Youssef
Beyond the Rugrats: Child Behaviour, Teacher Response and Behaviour Change at Three Schools in Trinidad and Tobago Sabeerah Abdul-Majied
Corporal Punishment in Trinidad: A Dilemma of Childhood Discipline Charrise Clarke
VISUAL ESSAY
They Say I Too Young To Soca: Machel Montano from Child Entertainer to Cultural Icon Elizabeth Montano
GAYELLE
First They Must Be Composers Louis Regis
POEMS
Melanie, Dream Child, A Visit From My Father, For Mark at Seven and Ocean Night Elizabeth Grace Harry
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