2026

 Issue 4 of Postcolonial Cultures: Studies and Essays, the journal of the Société d'Etudes Postcoloniales (SEPC), devoted to Transitions, the theme of the 2025 SAES Conference has been published. 

Dr. Thorpe contributed the article titled "Jamaica's transition to republicanism and the decolonial imperative" where she studies selected constitutional provisions and the broader concerns that have influenced Jamaica's republican aspirations over time.

Dr. Thorpe presented her paper titled "from colonial legacy to contemporary futures: Tracing 50 Years of Change in Irish Higher Education" at the annual Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference. 

This year the conference was held at the University of Galway and commemorated 50 years of existence since the first "Meeting of the Scholars" in 1976. 

Dr. Thorpe (right), accompanied by Professor Aurore Perrin (left), participated in a musical conference as part of the Saint Patrick's Day Festival organised on the ULCO campus in Dunkerque, France. The festival was spearheaded by Dr. Deborah Vandewoode and co-organised by undergraduate students enrolled in the Applied Foreign Languages degree programme.

They performed Irish songs in front of colleagues and other esteemed guests, with themes touching on the importance of one's homeland, maritime life, peace, and ambition.

Photo credit: Carl Vetters, ULCO

Dr. Thorpe (left) presented her Paper titled "Jamaica and Educational and Language Policies in the Colonial and Postcolonial Eras" at the 2026 Edition of the International Conference (Se) former en langues : des politiques éducatives et linguistiques aux classes de langues. The conference was co-organised by Inspé de Lille and the Université du Littoral Cote d'Opale. The panel was presided by Prof. Emilie Perrichon (right).