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English Alum Grace Aneiza Ali Publishes Book on the Women of the Guyanese Diaspora

October 07, 2020 English

Book Cover Grace Ali

Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora is Open Access.

UMD English alum Grace Aneiza Ali published a new open access book Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora. Liminal Spaces is an intimate exploration into the migration narratives of fifteen women of Guyanese heritage. It spans diverse inter-generational perspectives – from those who leave Guyana, and those who are left – and seven seminal decades of Guyana’s history – from the 1950s to the present day – bringing the voices of women to the fore. The volume is conceived of as a visual exhibition on the page; a four-part journey navigating the contributors’ essays and artworks, allowing the reader to trace the migration path of Guyanese women from their moment of departure, to their arrival on diasporic soils, to their reunion with Guyana.

The book is Open Access—readers around the globe can access and download the full PDF and HTML versions for free on the publisher’s site as well as purchase a print copy.

RSVP to a panel discussion on October 22 about diasporic experiences from women’s perspectives. Grace Aneiza Ali is joined by artists Suchitra Mattai and Claudia Cano in a conversation about the liminal spaces created when people and cultures are left behind.

Grace Aneiza Ali is a Curator and an Assistant Professor and Provost Fellow in the Department of Art & Public Policy, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Her curatorial research practice centers on socially engaged art practices, global contemporary art, and art of the Caribbean Diaspora, with a focus on her homeland Guyana.