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
since October 2015
Head of committee
Anja Bandau, Romanisches Seminar, Leibniz Universität Hannover
president@caribbeanresearch.net
Deputy head of committee
Anne Brüske, Romanisches Seminar, Universität Heidelberg
Treasurer
Martina Urioste-Buschmann, Romanisches Seminar, Leibniz Universität Hannover
membership@caribbeanresearch.net
International
Natascha Ueckmann, Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften, Universität Bremen
Public relations
Johannes Bohle, Center for InterAmerican Studies, Universität Bielefeld
Advisory board
Ariel Camejo (Universidad de la Habana)
Jorge Duany (Florida International University)
Sybille Fisher (New York University)
Kathleen Gyssels (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Corinne Mencé-Caster (Université des Antilles)
Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo (University of the West Indies)
Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger (Humboldt-Universität Berlin)
Mimi Sheller (Drexel University)
Christoph Singler (Université de Franche-Comté)
Jean Stubbs (Institute of the Americas)
Nicholas Watts (Freie Universität Berlin & Bristol University)
Honorary members
Thomas Bremer, Institut für Romanistik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Ulrich Fleischmann, Lateinamerika-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin (†)
Kathleen Gyssels, Dept. Letterkunde, Universiteit Antwerpen
Michael Hoenisch, John F. Kennedy-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger, Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Werner Zips, Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Universität Wien