The Arts Forum Inc has recently released Volume 4 numbers 1 and 2 of the Arts Journal.
According to a press release from the Arts Journal, this issue, which follows Volume 3 numbers I and 2, offers a more comprehensive discussion of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and its consequences for the Caribbean.
The release also stated that one of the unique features of the journal is that it brings new insights to our literary, artistic and cultural heritage.
It illuminates the novels we produce, the poetry that springs from us, the art we create, our inherent culture, and sets them in the context of our continuing post-colonial condition. In addition, it recognizes the need to continuously re-examine old stereotype habits bequeathed by the dominant culture of seeing and understanding self and society. This is according to the release.
Further, the release stated that this is a referred journal whose mandate is to provide fresh critical analyses on neglected areas of the literature, history, arts and culture of Guyana and the Caribbean.
The release quoted Ameena Gafoor, Founder of the Arts Forum and Editor of the Arts Journal as saying, “the aim of the journal is to strengthen a critical tradition in Guyana and the region, to bring to the fore, works of art, literature and history that need greater exposure, and to increase the awareness of our people to the importance of the humanities, art and culture as the bedrock of existence.”
The Arts Journal is available at its editorial offices and all leading bookstores in Georgetown.
