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Notes on the Media in Guyana is a collection of scholarly essays which attempt to analyze the state of Guyana through the lens of media history and media effects. The articles which represent primary research conducted by the author over the past 15 years offer a fascinating view of the evolution of the country in tandem with the evolution of the media there. Mohamed places media at the core of structuration of the present relationships and power structures in the South American country. In part one, she delves into now declassified documents from the British Colonial Office and the notes of...

This is the first collection of poems from Guyanese celebrated artist Paloma Mohamed Martin in 17 years. Her second collection "Song" published in 2000 was shortlisted for the Guyana Prize for Literature in the same year. Her first book "Come Fiah" appeared in 1994. " Notes of a Red Woman, Slightly Sane" presents Mohamed Martin's response to the life she has experienced in two continents over 17 years. It commits to print several new beloved pieces such as "Poetess," " Juices" and "Portrait for Me." The book also includes a few old favorites such as " Farro-The Poet" and "Boston in February,"...

This is a book of 5 one act plays on modern day themes written for young people. The plays invoke mythological and folk characters from the Caribbean and its Diasporas to weave fascinating dramas about life and coping with life. Each play draws on the myths of one of the ethnic groups in the region. The book contains 2 prizewinning plays. Anansi's Way ( winner of the Guyana prize for Literature) is about how some students use the tactics of Anansi the wily spider God of the Akan peoples to stop a gang in school. Sukanti is a play which examines tradition and the tensions with modern life...