D A Dunkley
Biographic Data
| ID | 1558135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D A Dunkley |
| GIVEN NAMES | D A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dunkley |
| SIGNATURE | DUNKLEY D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6058-9588 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decolonization and Neocolonial Politics in British Jamaica
As the reparations struggle in the African diaspora continues to gain traction, it is critical to develop a greater understanding of its history in the Caribbean, which has remained at the forefront of demanding reparations for slavery from the British authorities. The Afro-West Indian Welfare League (AWIWL) was the first organization in the Caribbean to submit a written petition to the British Crown and Parliament for reparations for slavery. It…
Rastafari
White Fury
The slaveholder continues to play an important role in historical studies of Britons in the Caribbean during the long eighteenth century; among the topics of greatest interest is the slaveholders' simultaneous defense of slavery and liberty.This scholarship will, nonetheless, continue to stir debate over whether it has reckoned sufficiently with the agency of the people who were enslaved.Christer Petley's White Fury joins these histories of slave…
Black Resistance in the Americas
All across the US in the last few years, there has been a resurgence of Black protest against structural racism and other forms of racial injustice. Black Resistance in the Americas draws attention to this renewed energy and how this theme of resistance intersects with other communities of Black people around the world. This edited collection examines in depth stories of resistance against slavery, narratives of resistance in African American, Af…
The Politics of Repatriation and the First Rastafari, 1932-1940
This article examines Leonard P. Howell's understanding of repatriation as a form of black resistance aimed at decolonizing Jamaica. Howell, who is considered a Rastafari founder, engaged in political activities that indicated an investment in psychological repatriation as opposed to physical repatriation to facilitate a Rastafari black nationalist agenda for Jamaica. The Rastafari movement was inspired by the conception of Ethiopia's Emperor Hai…
Slavery, Childhood, and Abolition in Jamaica, 1788–1838, written by Colleen A. Vasconcellos
While the history of enslavement in the Caribbean has received much attention over the past years, historians have not sufficiently studied the experience of enslaved children in the region.Slavery, Childhood, and Abolition in Jamaica, 1788-1838 is the first book committed exclusively to exploring their experiences.Through an examination of the "growing abolitionist movement unfolding in Europe" (p.7) and the responses of Jamaica's sugar planters…
The Suppression of Leonard Howell in Late Colonial Jamaica, 1932-1954
This article is about Leonard Percival Howell, the man who is widely regarded as the founder of the Rastafari movement, which started in Jamaica in 1932. The article focuses on the attempts to suppress Howell during the foundational phase of the Rastafari movement from 1932 to 1954. This was the period in which Howell began preaching the divinity of Haile Selassie I, who was crowned the emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. In 1937, Howell established the…
Hegemony in Post-Independence Jamaica
(2011). Hegemony in Post-Independence Jamaica. Caribbean Quarterly: Vol. 57, Michael Manley/Social Justice, pp. 1-23
Slavery and Protestant Missions in Imperial Brazil
The Suppression of Leonard Howell in Late Colonial Jamaica, 1932-1954
This article is about Leonard Percival Howell, the man who is widely regarded as the founder of the Rastafari movement, which started in Jamaica in 1932. The article focuses on the attempts to suppress Howell during the foundational phase of the Rastafari movement from 1932 to 1954. This was the period in which Howell began preaching the divinity of Haile Selassie I, who was crowned the emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. In 1937, Howell established the…
The Politics of Repatriation and the First Rastafari, 1932-1940
This article examines Leonard P. Howell's understanding of repatriation as a form of black resistance aimed at decolonizing Jamaica. Howell, who is considered a Rastafari founder, engaged in political activities that indicated an investment in psychological repatriation as opposed to physical repatriation to facilitate a Rastafari black nationalist agenda for Jamaica. The Rastafari movement was inspired by the conception of Ethiopia's Emperor Hai…
Hegemony in Post-Independence Jamaica
(2011). Hegemony in Post-Independence Jamaica. Caribbean Quarterly: Vol. 57, Michael Manley/Social Justice, pp. 1-23
Slavery and Protestant Missions in Imperial Brazil
Hegemony in Post-Independence Jamaica
(2011). Hegemony in Post-Independence Jamaica. Caribbean Quarterly: Vol. 57, Michael Manley/Social Justice, pp. 1-23
The Suppression of Leonard Howell in Late Colonial Jamaica, 1932-1954
This article is about Leonard Percival Howell, the man who is widely regarded as the founder of the Rastafari movement, which started in Jamaica in 1932. The article focuses on the attempts to suppress Howell during the foundational phase of the Rastafari movement from 1932 to 1954. This was the period in which Howell began preaching the divinity of Haile Selassie I, who was crowned the emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. In 1937, Howell established the…
Slavery, Childhood, and Abolition in Jamaica, 1788–1838, written by Colleen A. Vasconcellos
While the history of enslavement in the Caribbean has received much attention over the past years, historians have not sufficiently studied the experience of enslaved children in the region.Slavery, Childhood, and Abolition in Jamaica, 1788-1838 is the first book committed exclusively to exploring their experiences.Through an examination of the "growing abolitionist movement unfolding in Europe" (p.7) and the responses of Jamaica's sugar planters…
Black Resistance in the Americas
All across the US in the last few years, there has been a resurgence of Black protest against structural racism and other forms of racial injustice. Black Resistance in the Americas draws attention to this renewed energy and how this theme of resistance intersects with other communities of Black people around the world. This edited collection examines in depth stories of resistance against slavery, narratives of resistance in African American, Af…
The Politics of Repatriation and the First Rastafari, 1932-1940
This article examines Leonard P. Howell's understanding of repatriation as a form of black resistance aimed at decolonizing Jamaica. Howell, who is considered a Rastafari founder, engaged in political activities that indicated an investment in psychological repatriation as opposed to physical repatriation to facilitate a Rastafari black nationalist agenda for Jamaica. The Rastafari movement was inspired by the conception of Ethiopia's Emperor Hai…
White Fury
The slaveholder continues to play an important role in historical studies of Britons in the Caribbean during the long eighteenth century; among the topics of greatest interest is the slaveholders' simultaneous defense of slavery and liberty.This scholarship will, nonetheless, continue to stir debate over whether it has reckoned sufficiently with the agency of the people who were enslaved.Christer Petley's White Fury joins these histories of slave…
Rastafari
Decolonization and Neocolonial Politics in British Jamaica
As the reparations struggle in the African diaspora continues to gain traction, it is critical to develop a greater understanding of its history in the Caribbean, which has remained at the forefront of demanding reparations for slavery from the British authorities. The Afro-West Indian Welfare League (AWIWL) was the first organization in the Caribbean to submit a written petition to the British Crown and Parliament for reparations for slavery. It…
Caribbean history, culture, and politics (8 works) · History (5 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (4 works) · Genealogy (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Diaspora (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works)