E118 Leighan Renaud: Matrifocality & Caribbean families

Leighan joined us to break down the concept of matrifocality and provides some analysis from her PhD research on the representation of Caribbean families in contemporary Caribbean fiction. Useful links: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/leighan-m-renaud https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/beyond-the-nuclear-the-caribbean-family/ https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.770978