Clem Seecharan
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Clem Seecharan, BA, MA, PhD is a writer historian of the Indo-Caribbean experience, who was born in Guyana
, and grew up in East Berbice-Corentyne
. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Warwick
, and taught the University of Guyana
for some years. He was awarded a Professorship at the University of North London (now a part of London Metropolitan University) in 2002, and is now the head of Caribbean studies at London Metropolitan University
, and a distinguished Caribbean historian. He currently teaches on the Caribbean Studies programme at London Metropolitan University
.
, Sweetening Bitter Sugar. Jock Campbell, the Booker Reformer in British Guiana 1934-1966 was published (Ian Randle Publishers).
His latest book, Muscular Learning: Cricket and Education in the Making of the British West Indies in the Late 19th Century, has just been published.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, and grew up in East Berbice-Corentyne
East Berbice-Corentyne
East Berbice-Corentyne is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and the regions of Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Potaro-Siparuni and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo...
. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
, and taught the University of Guyana
University of Guyana
The University of Guyana, in Georgetown, Guyana is a public university established in 1963 by the Guyanese government.-History:Cheddi Jagan, then Premier of British Guiana considered that the University of the West Indies, to which his government had contributed since 1948, was not meeting the...
for some years. He was awarded a Professorship at the University of North London (now a part of London Metropolitan University) in 2002, and is now the head of Caribbean studies at London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University , located in London, England, was formed on 1 August 2002 by the amalgamation of the University of North London and the London Guildhall University . The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of Islington.The University operates its...
, and a distinguished Caribbean historian. He currently teaches on the Caribbean Studies programme at London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University , located in London, England, was formed on 1 August 2002 by the amalgamation of the University of North London and the London Guildhall University . The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of Islington.The University operates its...
.
Publications
His publications include (with Frank Birbalsingh) Indo-West Indian Cricket (Hansib, 1988), India and the Shaping of the Indo-Guyanese Imagination: 1890-1920 (Peepal Tree, 1993) and Indians in British Guiana 1919-1929 (MacMillan). In 2005 his biography of Jock CampbellJock Campbell, Baron Campbell of Eskan
John "Jock" Middleton Campbell, Baron Campbell of Eskan was the Chairman of Booker Brothers, McConnell and Co in British Guiana between 1952 and 1967. He was knighted in 1957 and was created a life peer on the 14 January 1966, taking the title Baron Campbell of Eskan, of Camis Eskan in the...
, Sweetening Bitter Sugar. Jock Campbell, the Booker Reformer in British Guiana 1934-1966 was published (Ian Randle Publishers).
His latest book, Muscular Learning: Cricket and Education in the Making of the British West Indies in the Late 19th Century, has just been published.