Who we are, what we do, our aims
The Society of Caribbean Research (SoCaRe) was founded in 1988 by a group of university teachers interested in the Caribbean. Its main purpose was to bring into contact all those who worked or were interested in the area of the Caribbean, but who were scattered in different institutions and disciplines.
Though the Society was founded in Germany, it was never meant to be a “national“ institution. Since its foundation international membership has steadily increased; its conferences – thirteen by now – have taken place in Germany, Austria, Holland, Belgium and Jamaica. The proceedings of all congresses have been published in one or more volumes.
Currently we aim at bringing together research on the Greater Caribbean in a global, hemispheric and local perspective, including diaspora communities in- and outside the Caribbean, in- and outside the well-known centers.
Executive Board
President:
Anja Bandau, Romanisches Seminar, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Vice-President:
Martha Zapata Galindo, ZI Lateinamerika-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Treasurer:
Martina Urioste-Buschmann, Romanisches Seminar, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Honorary Members:
Thomas Bremer, Institut für Romanistik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Ulrich Fleischmann, ZI Lateinamerika-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Kathleen Gyssels, Dept. Letterkunde, Universiteit Antwerpen
Michael Hoenisch, ZI John F. Kennedy-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger, Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zuBerlin
Werner Zips, Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Universität Wien