CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Professor Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: Barbados, August 11, 1955 MARITAL STATUS: Married, two sons INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION: The University of the West Indies ACADEMIC STATUS: Professor of Economic and Social History (1991 - Present) Chairman, Department of History (1992-1996) Dean, Faculty of Humanities (1994-1998) Director/Founder, Centre for Cricket Research (1994 - Present) University (inter-campus) Coordinator for Sports Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies (1998-2002) Chairman, Board for Undergraduate Studies (1998-2002) Principal and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies, Barbados (2002 – April 2015) Vice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies (May 2015) EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1976-1980 Ph.D. Economic and Social History, University of Hull, England 1973-1976 B.A. (Hons) Economic and Social History, University of Hull, England 1971-1973 Bourneville College of Further Education, Birmingham, UK 1969-1971 Pitmaston Secondary School, Birmingham, UK 1965-1969 Coleridge and Parry Secondary School, Barbados 1959-1965 Black Bess Primary School, Barbados AWARDS / HONOURS 1973 City of Birmingham (U.K.) Educational Award - Undergraduate Degree 1976 Social Science Research Council (England) - Postgraduate Degree 1 1986 Senior Commonwealth Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University. 1991 Barbados Cultural Promotions Inc.: Author of the Year Award 1993 Award, Barbados Association of Journalists, writer, narrator, and co-director, Best Documentary of the Year. Wrote and narrated a documentary on Barbados independence - entitled "We Now Have a Country". 1994 Inaugural Visiting Professor, Caribbean Scholar in Residence Program, New York University, Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 1994 Inaugural Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in the field of Research (The UWI). 2004 Honorary D.Litt, University of Hull. 2007 Cry Freedom Award: Presented by the People and Government of Antigua, 5th May. 2007 Commander Knight of St. Andrew (KA), Highest Official National Award of Barbados 2009 Honorary D.Litt, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. 2010 OSHE EMEKA Lifetime Achievement Award, Barbados Pan-African Commission. 2011 Honorary D.Litt, University of Glasgow. 2014 Honorary D.Litt, Brock University. 2015 Award, Borough of Brooklyn, New York: Extraordinary achievements, outstanding leadership and contribution to the community. 2015 The Global Community Healer Award: Presented by the Community Healer Network, Washington DC, 17th September. 2016 Honorary D.H.L., University of the Virgin Islands. 2016 Sisserou Award of Honour: Presented by the Government of Dominica, 3rd November. 2017 Amistad Award: Presented by Central Connecticut State University, 28th February. 2017 Mayor of the City of Hartford in the State of Connecticut, Luke Bronin, declared 2nd March 2017 “Sir Hilary Beckles Day” in honour of his “global service in the cause for social justice, peace, and sustainable development”. PUBLICATIONS Books / Monographs 1. Black Rebellion in Barbados: The Struggle Against Slavery, 1627-1838 (Antilles Publications, 1984) pp. v-164. 2. Afro-Caribbean Women and Resistance to Slavery in Barbados: An Auto-critique of Black Rebellion (Karnak House, London, 1988) pp. 1-106. 3. White Servitude and Black Slavery in Barbados 1627-1715 (Tennessee University Press, Knoxille, 1989) pp. ix-218. 4. Natural Rebels: A Social History of Enslaved Black Women in Barbados 1680-1838 (Rutgers University Press/Zed Books, 1989) pp.vi-197. 5. Corporate Power in Barbados: Economic Injustice in a Political Democracy: The Mutual Affair (Lighthouse Publications, 1989) pp. vii-200. 2 6. A History of Barbados: From Amerindian Society to Nation State (Cambridge University Press, 1990) pp. iv-216. Revised Second Edition: 2008 7. A History of International Telecommunications in Barbados (Miller Publishing, Bridgetown, 1996) 8. The Development of West Indies Cricket : Volume 1, The Age of Nationalism: Vol. 2, The Age of Globalization (University of the West Indies Press, 1998) pp.1-215 & 1-235. 9. Bussa: The 1816 Barbados Slave Revolution (Barbados Museum and Historical Society, 1998) pp. 1-98. 10. Centering Woman: Gender Discourses in Caribbean Slave Society (James Currey Press, London, 1999) pp.1-240. 11. The Brain Train: Quality Higher Education and Caribbean Development (University of the West Indies Press, 2002) with Peter Whiteley and Anthony Perry; pp.1-123. 12. Slave Voyages: The Transatlantic Trade Enslaved Africans (UNESCO, Paris, 2003) pp.1-230. 13. A Nation Imagined: The First West Indies Test Tour, 1928 (IRP, Kingston, 2003) 14. Liberties Lost: Slave Systems in the Caribbean (with Verene Shepherd) Cambridge University Press, 2004. 15. Chattel House Blues: Origins of Democratic Society in Barbados, 1938-Present (Marcus Weiner/IRP, 2006) (Ian Randle Publishers) (IRP). 16. Great House Rules: Worker Protest in Post-Emancipation Barbados, 1838-1938 (Marcus Weiner/IRP, 2006) (Ian Randle Publishers). 17. Freedoms Won: Emancipation, Identity and Nationhood in the Caribbean (Cambridge University Press, 2006) 18. Mastering the Craft: Ten Years of Weekes: Memoirs of Sir Everton Weekes (IRP, Kingston, 2007) 19. Trading Souls (with Verene Shepherd): Europe’s Transatlantic Trade in Africans (IRP, Kingston, 2007) 20. Saving Souls (with Verene Shepherd) The Struggle to End the Transatlantic Trade in Africa (IRP, Kingston, 2007) 3 Edited Books 1. Hilary Beckles and Verene Shepherd (eds.) Caribbean Slave Society and Economy: A Student Reader. (IRP, Kingston - James Currey, London, September 1991). 2. Hilary Beckles and Verene Shepherd (eds.) Caribbean Freedom: Post-Slavery Society and Economy: A Student Reader (IRP, Kingston - James Currey, London, 1993). 3. Hilary Beckles (ed.) An Area of Conquest: Popular Democracy and West Indies Cricket Supremacy (IRP, Kingston, 1993). 4. Hilary Beckles and Brian Stoddart (eds.) Liberation Cricket: West Indies Cricket Culture (Manchester University Press, 1994). 5. Hilary Beckles, Inside Slavery: Process and Legacy in the Caribbean Experience (Canoe Press, UWI, 1996, Kingston). 6. Hilary Beckles, The Spirit of Dominance: West Indies Cricket and Nationalism (Canoe Press, UWI, 1997, Kingston). 7. Hilary Beckles, (ed.) For Love of Country: The National Heroes of Barbados (NCF, Bridgetown 2001) pp. 1-147. 8. Lucille Mair, A Historical Study of Women in Jamaica, 1655-1844 (UWI Press, Kingston, 2006) Edited with Introduction by Hilary Beckles and Verene Shepherd. 9. The First West Indian Cricket Tour: To the USA and Canada,1886 (UWI Press, 2007). 10. Hilary Beckles, Britain’s Black Debt: Reparations Owed the Caribbean for Slavery and Native Genocide: (UWI Press, 2013). 11. Hilary Beckles and Heather Russell, (eds.) Rihanna: Barbados World-Gurl in Global Popular Culture (UWI Press, Kingston, 2015). 12. Hilary Beckles, (ed.) The First Black Slave Society: “Britain’s Barbarity Time” in Barbados, 1636- 1876 (UWI Press, Kingston, 2016). Plays Written and Staged - Blesséd: A Play Depicting the 1816 Barbados Anti-slavery Rebellion. Performed in 2004. 4 - Precious: A Play Depicting the Politics of the Rt. Excellent Samuel Jackson Prescod: National Hero of Barbados: Performed in 2005. - The Redemption of Sister Dinah: A Play Depicting the Politics of the Rt. Excellent Errol Barrow: National Hero of Barbados. Performed in 2006. - Sobie: A Play Depicting the Early Cricket Life of the Rt. Excellent Gary Sobers. Performed in 2008. - A Monument for Moses: A Play Depicting the Politics of the Rt. Excellent Grantley Adams. Performed in 2009. - Sarah: Mother of the Nation. A Play Depicting the Life and Times of the Rt. Excellent Sarah-Ann Gill. Performed in 2010. - The Betrayal: A Play Depicting the Political Intervention of the Rt. Excellent Clement Payne. Performed in 2011. - No Country for a White Hero: A Play Depicting the Barbados Revolutionary Politics of T.T. Lewis. Performed in 2014. Selected Academic Articles in Journals and Edited Books 1. "The 200 Years War: Slave Resistance in the British West Indies: An Overview of the Historiography," Jamaican Historical Review, Vol. 13, 1982, pp.1-12. 2. "African Slaves and European Servants' Resistance to Planter Rule in Barbados, 1627-1680" in Blanca Silvestrini, (ed.) Politics, Society and Culture in the Caribbean, (San Juan, 1983) pp. 225-239. 3. "On the Backs of Blacks: The Barbados Free-Coloureds' Pursuit of Civil rights and the 1816 Slave Rebellion" Immigrants and Minorities. Vol. 3, No. 2, July 1984, pp. 1-12. 4. "Capitalism and Slavery: The Debate over Eric Williams," Social and Economic Studies, Vol. 33, No. 4, 1984, pp. 171-191. 5. "The Literate Few: An Historical Sketch of the Slavery Origins of Black Elites in the English West Indies." Caribbean Journal of Education, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1984, pp. 19-35. 6. "Plantation Production and 'White Protoslavery': Indentured Servants and the Colonisation of the English West Indies, 1624-1645" The Americas, Vol. 41, No. 2, 1985, pp. 21-45. 7. "An Economic Formalization of the Origins of Black Slavery in the British West Indies." Social and Economic Studies, Vol. 34, No. 2, 1985, pp. 1-24 (with Dr. Andrew Downes). 5 8. "From Land to Sea: Runaway Slaves and Servants in Barbados, 1630-1720," Slavery and Abolition, Vol. 6, 1985, No. 3, pp. 79-95. Also in, Gad Heuman, (ed.) Out of the House of Bondage: Runaways, Resistance and Marronage in Africa and the New World (London 1987, Cass). 9. "The Slave Drivers' War: