J.a. Martin
Researcher
Archaeology
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
John Angus Martin was born in the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. He holds a BS degree in Biological Sciences and a minor in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1986), MS in Agricultural and Applied Economics (1995) and MA in History (1999) from Clemson University, South Carolina. Since 2012 he has served as the Director/Curator of the Grenada National Museum in St. George’s, Grenada. He is also a part-time Lecturer in History/Caribbean Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences at St. George’s University, Grenada.
Research Interest
His main research interests are the history and culture of Grenada, particularly slavery and colonialism. He is the author of the A-Z of Grenada Heritage (Macmillan Caribbean, 2007), and Island Caribs and French Settlers in Grenada, 1498-1763 (Grenada National Museum Press, 2013), the latter based on his masters’ thesis.
Publications
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Ariese C.E., Con Aguilar E.O. & Martin J.A. (2015), Transforming Global Theory to Local Practice: Case studies from museums and education in the Caribbean.
