Divine Sounds & Sacred Movements

YALE University, Institute of Sacred Music (ISM), Sacred Arts Conference, May 2022. Keynote address.

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Publications and current work

Examining the relationship between living bodies and the spirits of the dead, the contributors investigate the changes in cosmologies and rituals in the cultural sphere of death in relation to political developments, state violence, legislation, policing, and identity politics. Co-edited with Maarit Forde — Duke University Press, 2018.

Passages and Afterworlds


Book cover titled 'Caribbean Cultural Thought: From Plantation to Diaspora', edited by Yanique Hume and Aaron Kamugisha, featuring colorful abstract artwork with various shapes and patterns.

Caribbean Cultural Thought: From Plantation to Diaspora

Caribbean Cultural Thought: From Plantation to Diaspora presents a critical appraisal of the range of issues and themes that have been pivotal in the study of Caribbean societies. Written from the perspective of primarily Caribbean authors and renowned scholars of the region.


Cover of a book titled 'CARIBBEAN POPULAR CULTURE' with the subtitle 'Power, Politics and Performance'. The cover features colorful abstract artwork and was edited by Yanique Hume and Aaron Kamugisha.

Caribbean Popular Culture: Power, Politics and Performance

Caribbean Popular Culture: Power, Politics and Performance examines the Caribbean popular – an idea that has been an important and contested terrain for exploring the dynamic and oftentimes subversive cultural expressions of the region.

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Robert Farris Thompson Maroon Institute

Why do we do it? For the love. How do we do it? By any means necessary.

Yanique Hume + Gabri Christa | Hosted by Petra Richterová and Yvonne Daniel. Together, they explore storytelling through the body and lens. Click here to watch the full interview