IBAR Launch May 2014

The Institute for Black Atlantic Research (IBAR) brings together UCLan research in black British art and culture, African Atlantic literature and culture, curatorial practice in African American and African art, the literature and cultures of African rivers and black Atlantic drama and performance.

The Institute was created by Prof Alan Rice and Prof Lubaina Himid. PBHG are proud to be community partners in the Institute. We attend events on a regular basis.

The Institute has received the backing of award-winning playwright and novelist Caryl Philips Caryl, born in St. Kitts and raised in Leeds, he is best known for his novels and much of his fictional work depicts the experiences of people of the African Diaspora.

Attending the launch event, Caryl read from his new novel The Lost Child. Due to be published in early 2015, the story takes place in the north of England both now and in the eighteenth century.

Attending the launch event, Caryl read from his new novel The Lost Child. Due to be published in early 2015, the story takes place in the north of England both now and in the eighteenth century.