13 Feb
The role of the 16,000–strong British West Indies Regiment in the First World War has been recuperated from a marginalised afterthought in accounts of the British imperial war effort to occupy a more central, even symbolic, position in contemporary interpretations of the conflict. This process gained momentum during the recent centenary commemorations in which West Indian participation was remembered across a wide range of media, creative initiatives and community projects. This seminar will explore a variety of historical and contemporary representations of the British West Indies Regiment to consider the extent to which citizenship in multicultural Britain is framed by past imperial military service.
Research Centre, Reading Room,, In Flanders Fields Museum, Sint-Maartensplein 3, 8900 Ieper
13 February : 'Imagining the West Indian soldier: from empire to multicultural commemoration' with Richard Smith, kenniscentrum@ieper.be
13 Feb 2020 19:00