Still Standing - The ti kai of Dominica

Still Standing tells the story of the traditional wooden homes (known as ti kais) of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This gorgeously illustrated book pays tribute to these humble buildings that have withstood hurricanes and earthquakes since the end of slavery. Often ignored and now in danger from development, this unique vernacular architecture is is an important part of Dominica's rich creole culture.

About the author

Born in England with roots in Dominica, Dr Adom Philogene Heron is lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His research and writing centres on the ethnography of Dominica and the wider Caribbean, with specific focus on fatherhood and family, the historic and cultural lives of hurricanes, Black and Indigenous ecologies, cosmologies and forms of post-plantation repair. Currently, Adom is project lead on Caribbean Cyclone Cartography, a three-year ESRC-funded project that maps the social histories and futures of hurricane recovery in Dominica, part of which is the book Still Standing: the Ti Kais of Dominica.Born and raised in Dominica, Marica Honychurch moved to the US as a teenager and gained a BFA at the University of Colorado before studying in commercial photography in Massachusetts. She is a freelance documentary, travel and conceptual portrait photographer and her work has featured in international magazines. She lives in Dominica. This is her first book.

Product details

• Authors: Adom Philogene Heron, Adom Philogene Heron, Adom Philogene Heron
• Assisted by: Marica Honychurch (Photographs)
• Publisher: BookSource
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781838041588
• ISBN: 978-1-8380415-8-8
• Weight: 494 g
• Illustrations: 100 black and white and colour photographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, Dominica, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, History of Architecture, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design