Caribbean Essays & Research Papers

Defining The Caribbean * The Geographical Concept: * Countries lying in and around the Caribbean Sea * * The Geological Concept: * Countries lying on the Caribbean plate * * The Historical Concept: * Countries sharing the common historical past of European Colonialists * * The Political Concept: * Countries sharing the common political experience of European domination ruled from abroad and the struggle for self rule and independence *...

 DATE: 1ST/NOV/2013 1. AROUND WHAT TIME THE EUROPEAN MIGRANTS DID CAME INTO THE CARIBBEAN AND FOR WHAT REASONS? (3 MARKS) The West Indies are a group of islands lying in an arc between Florida in the US and the Venezuelan coast of South America. Europeans came to the region in the 15th century looking for spices, gold, silver and precious stones. Christopher Columbus believed the world was round and that by travelling westward, he could eventually reach the East. When he made his first...

TO WHAT EXTENT CAN IT BE ARGUED THAT GENOCIDE AND REVOLUTION ARE CENTRAL THEMES IN CARIBBEAN HISTORY? [30mks] Throughout the history of the conquest and the colonization period in Caribbean history, individuals and groups sought freedom from oppression which manifested itself in central themes of Caribbean history: genocide and revolution. These themes were discussed prior to the beginning of the colonization period which dated back to the 1783s, the period of the encomienda system to...

I. Introduction Caribbean Area 2,754,000 km2 (1,063,000 sq mi) Land area 239,681 km2 (92,541 sq mi) Population (2009) 39,169,962 Density 151.5 /km2 Ethnic groups Afro-Caribbean, European, Indo-Caribbean, Chinese Caribbean,[2] Amerindians (Arawak, Caribs, Taínos) Demonym West Indian, Caribbean person, Caribbean Languages Spanish, English, French, Dutch, among others Government 13 sovereign states; 17 dependent territories Largest cities Santo Domingo Havana Santiago de los Caballeros...

 Music in the Caribbean The genre of Caribbean Music encompasses a diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea and it represents something that is simple, exotic yet rich and wonderful. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. They are each syntheses of African, European, Indian and Indigenious influences, largely...

History Revision Resistance and Revolt Slaves resisted enslavement in two ways: Insurrectionary/ Active Resistance Non- insurrectionary/ Passive Resistance Non- Insurrectionary Resistance This form of resistance was subtle and non-violent used by the slaves to convey their rejection to slavery. Methods of passive resistance include: Grand Marronage (Running away for extensive periods) Malingering (Working slowly; effective around harvest time as this would put the planters behind...

 Discuss the contributions of the various ethnic groups to Caribbean society The history of the Caribbean is rich with adventurous tales, blended cultures, and natural diversity. The impact of colonialism and slavery can still be seen in many of the island cultures today; so much so, in fact, that travellers often note a sense of living with the near-tangible history that permeates the region. Knowing the history of the Caribbean region goes a long way toward...

C) The development of systems of productions: Slash and Burn, Encomienda, Slavery, Indentureship, the Plantation system. A system of production refers to the way in which an economy is organizes to provide commodities to sustain society. Slash and Burn When the Spaniards arrived the Arawaks and Caribs were producing Agricultural surpluses and trade was mostly organized around feeding and providing for the wants of the community. The arawaks and caribs used a slash and burn technique in...

CARIBBEAN POLITICS and SOCIETY Caribbean Integration Rationale for Integration. The Caribbean remains fragmented both economically and politically as a result of competition and conflict among the European powers. Fragmentation is in part the product of a long history as separate colonies of a metropolitan power or powers. It is also in part the psychological effects on people of separation by sea. The case for regional integration is both simple and irrefutable. First we are small and...

CARIBBEAN STUDIES QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS: CAPE 2005 MODULE ONE: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Identify the geographical sub-region to which St Lucia, Grenada and Antigua belong. (1 mark) - The Lesser Antilles 2. Name the chain of islands in the Caribbean which is located entirely in the Atlantic Ocean. (1 mark) * The Bahamas * 3. Explain what is meant by a ‘historical’ definition of the Caribbean region. (2 marks) * This describes those islands that saw...

Caribbean Music | | INTRODUCTION | Caribbean Music, diverse variety of musical styles and traditions from the islands of the Caribbean Sea. It ranges from traditional folk genres, such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento, to contemporary popular idioms such as salsa and reggae. Caribbean music encompasses the music of the English-speaking Caribbean (formerly the British West Indies), the Hispanic Caribbean (primarily Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic), and the...

SLAVERY A. Slaves were people captured in war, used to settle a debt, or made slaves as a means of punishment. The Spaniards in the Caribbean had little need for African slaves in the early 1500s for various reasons. The Treaty of Tordesillas, which was a line of demarcation drawn north to south, west of the Azores and Cape Verde’s, stipulated that the areas west of the line belonged to the Spaniards and the east to the Portuguese. As a result of the treaty Africa was on Portugal’s side of...

“The onset of globalization (however defined) has provided the Caribbean with an excellent opportunity to reform and refocus their societies and economies towards real competitive engagement with the global political economy.” Critique this statement within the confines of either a dependency theory or Marxist theory. This essay seeks to critically assess the above statement within the confines of a dependency theory. The essay will show that dependency theory does not make room for the...

Globalization refers to the emergence in the twentieth century, of a global community, whereby cultural, economic, environment and political events occurring in communities in one part of the world has quickly come to be significant to people in other societies. The way in which technology has ‘evolved’ has resulted in an advance in communication, transportation, scientific discoveries, and information technology. These advances, which are the basis of globalization, have infiltrated and...

Caribbean Literature INTRODUCTION The evolution of Caribbean Literature started centuries before the Europeans graced these shores and continues to develop today. Quite noticeably, it developed in a manner which transcended all language barriers and cultures. Today the languages of the Caribbean are rooted in that of the colonial powers - France, Britain, Spain and Holland - whose historical encounters are quite evident throughout the region. The cosmopolitan nature of the region's language...

Slavery was a system of forced labour implemented by the Europeans in the Caribbean. It was the act by which the Europeans brought Africans to the Caribbean on different ships to work on their plantations against their wills. It started in the 1600’s, many slaves committed suicide even before they could reach to the plantations; many of them also fell sick and died. However, after many efforts to overthrow the slavery system in 1830’s the enslaved populations on the plantations were...

Barbados Barbados is a small country located in the Caribbean Sea. The capital is Bridgetown with a population of about 8,789. The head of state of Barbados is Queen Elizabeth II and she is represented by General Dame Nita Barrow. The total population of the country is around 252,000. The main language is English and the predominant religion is Christianity. Their date of independence was November 30, 1966. Barbados is the eastern most Caribbean Island. It is about 200 miles...

Caribbean Culture Assignment Write an essay supporting the following arguments. Essay 1: The emergence of culture in the Caribbean. žCulture is often hard to objectively define in a study, but can be simplified as the body of people's expressions, values, meanings and artifacts that anchor peoples' identity. Caribbean culture is identifiably linked to the approaches to survival taken by her peoples. Discuss this statement critically. Essay 2: The intellectual contribution of the...

In the 16th century, the Spanish empire in the Americas was been challenged by the French, British and Dutch. There were 4 main reasons why Spain was challenged in the Americas 1) European nations such as France and England thought that it was unfair of the Pope Alexander VI to have divided the world only between Spain and Portugal. They wanted a share of the lands in the Americas which was unoccupied by the Spaniards and were willing to fight them for it. 2) Many nations in Europe...

The Caribbean When most people hear ‘Caribbean’ what jumps to mind is colour, steel drums, good food, smoothies, beaches, laid back attitudes, and all we do is party. Hopefully at the end one’s stereotypical thoughts would have changed. Brief History I shall start from the beginning Christopher Columbus did not discover the Caribbean, it was already there, people inhabited the islands before he ‘discovered the new world’. He died believing that he’d reached the islands southeast of...

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC CARIBBEAN HISTORY SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May/June 2011 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council © 2010, Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher....

Topic: Defining the Caribbean Thesis: The Caribbean, also known as the West Indies is defined as a broad crescent of tropical islands extending from the Bahamas and Cuba southwards to Trinidad with varied history resulting from the various races of people and various cultures characterized by different languages, music and dance. Topic | Sentence | The physical landscape | The crescent shaped physical landscape of the Caribbean is located between ten and twenty degrees north and...

Welcome and Introductions Overview of the course  Course  Outline and Readings  In-course assessment   Defining the Caribbean Case for Caribbean Economy 3 4 5 Universal Economic Constants in the context of Caribbean SIDS     4. SAVING  3. INVESTMENT  2. PRODUCTION  1. CONSUMPTION What constitutes the Caribbean 6  Girvan…..  Definitions of the Caribbean are usually based on language and identity, geography, history and culture,...

Question #5: Why is the Creolisation theory considered a more useful means of theorizing the Caribbean? How has Douglarisation contributed to the identity debate? Even though there is a separation created by geographic distances and different independent states, it is still possible to talk in general terms of the Caribbean, and of Caribbean literature. The common experience of colonialism, displacement, slavery, indenture, emancipation and nationalism has shaped most West Indian...

David Answer 6A Caribbean Studies Mrs. Anderson "The history of the Caribbean is the history of exploitation of labour." Discuss with reference to Encomienda, Slavery and Indentureship. According to the Oxford Dictionary, exploitation is defined as being the action or condition of treating someone or a group of people unfairly in order to benefit from their work, also, labour refers to work that is done using bodily strength and effort. In a historical sense, the Caribbean can be defined as...

Discuss the view that a ‘Caribbean identity’ is more clearly evident among Caribbean nationals who meet outside the region than it is among nationals in the Caribbean itself. Culture is the way of life of members of a society. The collection of ideas and habits which they learn, share and transmit from generation to generation. It is a simple way of deducing an individual’s origin. Culture is dynamic (ever changing) and is passed through the generations. Caribbean identity refers to the...

The U.S in the Caribbean since 1776 when it gained independence from Britain ,it became the dominant power in the region.The U.S has had an interest in the Caribbean due to its cole proximity and strategic importance since this time however the Caribbean began to play a more dominant role in U.S foreign policy in the 19th century beginning with Cuba 1898,puerto rico1898 and Haiti in 1915.These later expeditions due nominally to the monore doctrine of 1823. The U.S interests as stated earlier...

Caribbean Geology The oldest land areas of the modern Caribbean are at the extreme ends of the arc of islands in Cuba and Trinidad. The Greater Antillean islands have all had a somewhat similar geological history but they differ from one another in the distribution, form and erosion patterns of the limestones deposited during several phases of submergence and uplift through the Tertiary period and Pleistocene. Apart from sporadic unions between islands now separated by shallow seas, as within...

Voodoo is widely regarded as a mysterious and sinister practice that’s taboo in many cultures. The mere word conjures images of the bloody animal sacrifices, evil zombies, dolls stuck with pins, and dancers gyrating through the hot night However, Voodoo religion was not allowed to be practice by the slaves due to to the rhythm of drums. The Caribbean nation encountered many foreign influences It is the religion of Haiti but is also practiced in Brazil, Trinidad, Cuba, and some...

Carib Studies Module 2 Notes Ah bad man we name – A.L.L. CONCEPTUALIZING DEVELOPMENT Expected Learning Outcomes 1. Analysis of the Concepts of Development 2. Grasp of the interrelationships among the different approaches to development (human, economic, sustainable) 3. Grasp of the different indicators of development 4. Grasp of the different factors that promote and hinder development 5. Evaluation of how development has been influenced by political, social, cultural, environmental...

Natural disasters are defined as natural catastrophes which cause great damage by disrupting the functioning of a society. Natural disasters are inevitable and ubiquitous worldwide. Within the Caribbean, three main natural disasters are hurricanes, earthquakes, floods. The great damages caused by natural disasters may be divided into two categories: social and economic and environmental. However, this essay will address the social and economic impact of these natural disasters on the...

Caribbean integration movement I read with great interest a March 4, 2012 article in the Jamaica Gleaner by former Assistant Secretary General of the CARICOM Secretariat, where he argues that poor leadership – political, institutional, and business – has failed the Caribbean integration process. In a recent Facebook discussion I was engaged in, a learned colleague questioned the relevance of regionalism. That regionalism is now being put up to question is not only troubling, but also speaks to...

When the White people, and then the Blacks, arrived on the Caribbean islands, they faced small groups, as the Carib and Arawak, speaking their own language and living their own cultures. Once the mentioned contact was made, the Caribbean creole was created. The original population of the islands had already influenced Spanish, lending them some words, and now was the time of participating in the English and African languages, as well as letting be influenced. The Caribbean creole is a Black...

Caribbean Immigrants to New York/Us In the early 1900s the largest number of black immigrants were English-speaking Caribbean (West Indians) who settled in the Northeast, mainly in New York City. These immigrants were only 1.3 percent of the NYC population and faced intense racism, but by 1923 they became a 12.7 percent of the city’s population. Many of these immigrants were young, unmarried men. According to Winston James, a few women arrived and held occupations...

Name: Belize; formerly known as British Honduras. Location: Belize is bordered on the North by Mexico, on the South and West by Guatemala and on the East by the Caribbean Sea. Currency: Population: Since the last census established in July 2008 a total of 301,270 was recorded. Flag: The coat of arms shows: 1. A mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the...

Music of the Caribbean region differs from island to island. The Caribbean got its name from the term “Carib”, which is the name of an old Native American ethnic group. Today the region is divided into four different parts: Spanish, French, Dutch, and British Caribbean. The Spanish Caribbean consists of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic; the French Caribbean consists of Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana; the Dutch Caribbean contains Suriname, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba,...

Ashley Hamlet Women and Gender in Caribbean History Dr. Kathleen Phillips Lewis Research Prospectus March 1, 2012 Based on different readings and lived experiences, the one question that always aroused is what effect do Caribbean women have on knowledge construction and ideas dispersed? The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the intellectual culture among Caribbean women. In addition to displaying their cultures, this research looks to clarify and bring to the surface the...

3. a) b. Eight (8) reasons for the introduction of sugar: 1 The decline in profitability of tobacco due to competition from Virginian’s sugar glut. 2 Social Habits in Europe was changing. The introduction of tea and coffee from the East; thereby it created a demand for sweeteners. 3 Other sweeteners such as honey were expensive than sugar. 4 Sugar could be transported in small ships. 5. It is not a perishable product 6. It was not too bulky. 7 The Dutch were easily the greatest traders...

Roderick Lu Music 104-02 What is meant by Caribbean music in a new mode? What emphasis, in this chapter, seems to justify a departure from traditional presentations of music and culture of the Caribbean? Caribbean music in a new mode it’s meant that it probes the African antecedents retained in the region's religious rituals. The chapter further contends that in the African-derived context, no distinction is made between sacred and secular, and that popular festivals like carnival, rara,...

Assess the contributions of the Dutch to the development of the Caribbean. The incorporation of the Dutch into the Caribbean during the latter half of the 16th century and early 17th century came on the heels of them seeing the prosperous economic opportunities at the time dominated by the Spanish. In the Caribbean, the Dutch concentrated on wrestling from Portugal its grip on the sugar and slave trade through attacks on the Spanish treasure fleets on their homeward bound voyages. Though the...

Allison Lindquist CLP 0220 Essay 1 7 Febrbuary 2014 The Caribbean presents an unrealistic facade to outsiders; this region is the vacation hot spot with many beautiful tropical islands, perpetual sun, and clear waters – a place to rid yourself of all worries, and unwind. But there are many underlying issues in this region that most people are unaware of. In The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories, written by Stewart Brown and John Wickham, there are many depictions of the...

Peasantry in the Caribbean • Peasantry refers to mix production where farming is done for family use and sale. • The struggle of the blacks for land was part of the struggle for freedom. Land meant ownership, moving out of a position of being owned into one of possessing property, of controlling and managing it for his own benefit. • The effort began long before he was set free. It began with the Maroons in the mountains of Jamaica , Bush Negros in Suriname and Guyana • Early peasantry...

Piracy in the Caribbean Most of us today think of pirates as something that exists only in movies and literature, but 300 years ago this was a very different story. Much unlike what you may see in today’s pop culture piracy was a very fair and democratic system where crew members could elect their own captains and where Africans were considered equal to whites, a truly revolutionary concept for its time, considering that the use of slaves was a common practice at the time. Piracy in the...

Company Background FirstCaribbean was formed in 2002 with the merger of CIBC West Indies Holdings and Barclays Bank PLC Caribbean operations. In December 2006, CIBC acquired Barclay’s stake and became the majority shareholder in FirstCaribbean. On June 20, 2011 we proudly announced that we will be co-branded under the CIBC banner, adopting the branding CIBC FirstCaribbean. The addition of CIBC to the FirstCaribbean brand emphasizes CIBC’s long-term commitment to the...

Course description The slaves in the British Caribbean had high expectations of freedom. They hoped that it would give them, amongst others, the vote and control over their time and labour. This course explores the extent to which these and other expectations of freedom were realised in the period between the abolition of slavery in 1838 and independence in the early 1960s. It examines in some detail the various factors inside and outside the region that impacted on the ability of the former...

Is the Caribbean a geographical region defined by proximity to a body of water? Is it a group of nations defined by a common history or culture or by political links? Is there such a thing as a Caribbean identity or spirit or culture shared by all the territories clustered around the Caribbean Sea, regardless of language or political status? Do we as a Caribbean people act as members of a community or a culture that extends beyond the shores of individual islands? This essay will seek to...

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination ® CAPE® CARIBBEAN STUDIES SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May–June 2013 CXC A1/U1/12 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council ©2013, Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the...

GLOBALIZATION IN THE CARIBBEAN Introduction: Globalization has been seen by some as beneficial where it is the key to future world economic development, it is irreversible and inevitable. On the other hand, some view it as a mode to increase inequality within and between nations, threatens employment and living standards and thwarts social progress. It is the result of human innovation and technological progress. Globalization refers to the integration of the world economies,...

CARIBBEAN MUSIC Introduction: Caribbean music originated from the Caribbean Islands, also known as the West Indies, and is a mixture of West African and European predominantly Spanish influences. The music has its origin when West African slaves were brought to Caribbean Island. They composed music with the help of percussion instruments like drums, bells and shakers. The music had unique musical style elements with special tempo-setting rhythms created by claves or bells, multi-layered and...

Economic situation after Emancipation The Post Emancipation period resulted in most of the ex slaves leaving the estates. Many of them set themselves up as peasant (small) farmers. This resulted in a massive labour shortage which threatened to cause the sugar industry to collapse. The sugar industry was already in a poor state because of (1) shortage of labour and (2) sugar beet competition. To avoid total decline, planters tried to introduce immigration in the form of bringing in...

Saladoid culture is a pre-columbian indigenous culture of Venezuela and the Caribbean that flourished from 500 BCE to 545 CE.[1] This culture is thought to have originated at the lower Orinoco River near the modern settlements of Saladero and Barrancas in Venezuela. Seafaring people from the lowland region of the Orinoco River of South America migrated into and established settlements in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola.[1] They displaced the pre-ceramic Ortoiroid culture. As a...

THE INNERINNER-DYNAMICS of the the CARIBBEAN IMPLICATIONS for CARIBBEAN SOCIOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM: PROBLEM: OVERVIEW Every discourse has a context. Every discourse has a motive. The Sociology that developed in 19th century France was a response to the social crisis that was experienced there at that time. The Sociology that developed in 19th century France had a context. The man who is considered to be the founding father of Sociology, Auguste Comte was convinced that a science of society...

African music and history of African music in the Caribbean; Identify and list some of the common African influences/features found in Caribbean folk and popular music. African music: music of the music of the Africa diaspora was refined and developed during the period of slavery. Slaves did not have easy access to instruments, so vocal work to on new significance. Through chants and work songs people of African descent preserved elements of their African heritage while inventing new...

Caribbean Studies Assess the statement “There is not one Caribbean culture but many Caribbean cultures” There is no one distinctive Caribbean culture, but rather, Caribbean cultures. Each island or geo-political territory is characterized by its own unique, cultural practices, institutions and belief systems. One may note that cultural similarities may be influenced by; political history, languages, ethnic groupings and economic features. Caribbean culture is a product of its history and...

ESSAY: Assess the importance of oral tradition in the Caribbean for the development of its civilization from one generation to another. In the Caribbean, oral traditions are a common element in cultures throughout the region. This is due in part to the areas’ origin in colonialism and slavery, which brought to the region various ethnic groups, each with their own cultures and traditions. Many if not all of these groups were illiterate which necessitated the need for oral traditions as a vital...

CARIBBEAN STUDIES MODULE TWO: ISSUES IN CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT TOPIC: THE INTEGRATION MOVEMENT 1. The evolution of: Federation, CARIFTA, CARICOM, OECS, ACS 2. The achievements and challenges of any THREE of the following: * Caribbean Community (Caricom) * University of the West Indies (UWI) * Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) * West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) * Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) * Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) * Regional...

Within Brazil and the Caribbean lies a racial mixture of cultures. Since the 1930's the people have, overall, enthusiastically adopted the notion that racial and cultural mixture defines this regions national identity (Samba 1). This region consists of a very historic background which has shaped the beliefs and customs of celebration, music and dance. Sugar cane was brought to the "new world" by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493 (Umbilical 99). The introduction of this new...

What is Peasantry? Peasant farming is described as small-scale farming for subsistence as well as for cash sale in the market. Initially, small farmers in the British West Indies produced crops for domestic use as well as for sale in the market. However, after 1860 these farmers began to export their crop. Reasons for the development of alternative crops 1. After 1834, small-scale agriculture grew out of the free-village movement as free blacks were determined to leave the sugar estate....

Question: Which one theoretical perspective is most suited for understanding the Caribbean extra-regional relations with the United States and Europe? Support your answer with concrete example of United States and Europe’s relations with the Caribbean in specific contemporary issues of the region. The Caribbean can be described as an archipelago of islands that stretches from the Yucatan and Florida peninsulas southeast to Venezuela, with the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Dom. Republic,...

Ashley Reid January 30, 2013 Informative Speech Outline If you could pick your dream vacation, where would it be? Which city, state, or country? Mine would be to the beautiful country of Jamaica. As I stated at the beginning of the semester, I am Jamaican. I was not born there, however, Jamaican is my heritage and both of my parents were born there, so technically being born in the U.S doesn’t have an effect on my background or culture. There are many reasons why I know I would want my...

SOCIAL STUDIES Problems associated with the Caribbean Sea: Marine Pollution- Marine pollution refers to ocean contamination, especially with man-made waste or by-products. This is considered to be a severe problem by many environmentalists, since it can have detrimental and lasting effects on the global marine ecosystem. There are several types of marine pollution, each of which has the potential to harm the delicate balance of life. Drug trafficking - Drug trafficking is a...

THEME: Languages in the Caribbean TOPIC: Oral Traditions within the Culture RESEARCH STATEMENT: To examine the factors contributing to the diminishing presence of the oral tradition within the Jamaican society. INTRODUCTION Oral traditions are viewed as “the means by which knowledge is reproduced, preserved and conveyed from generation to generation…” – Renee Hulan, Renate Eigenbrod It is through interaction and interrelation that we procure...

 Oppressed Peoples & Cultural Retention Cheyenne Coy – 500436111 cheyenne.coy@ryerson.ca CRB 100 – D10 Professor Terry Roswell Wednesday, December 11th, 2012 Topic: Oppressed peoples have always been able to retain aspects of their cultural traditions. Provide examples of cultural retention that exists today in the Caribbean and the role it plays in the daily lives of Caribbean peoples. The ancestors of today’s Caribbean people have faced dealing with...

CAPE CARIBBEAN STUDIES CARIBBEAN IDENTITY: Myth or Reality We realize that as with defining the Caribbean and the myriad problems it posed, thus, leading us to a definition consistent with that of the emerging concept of a "Wider Caribbean" - which serves a socio-economic and political agenda - we are also presented with a dilemma when we try to assert the existence of a Caribbean identity: whose identity is being overted and, consequentially, whose identity is being subverted in popular...

Brandon Abdullah Professor Harris English 1101 Authors of the pioneer period of Caribbean Literature strived to tell their stories to those around the world through their writing. Through their short stories, poems, and novels, they were able to bring their own cultures and ethnicities to readers around the world. Some writers wanted to tell stories about how things were during this period such as Jean Rhys and C.L.R James. Others like Alejo Carpenter told stories of their...

Assignment #1 Complete the following questions. 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘colonial education’. (1 mark) - Colonial education is the primary education of boys and girls in the colonial period, this included reading, writing, poems, prayers, geography and simple math. 2. Name one institution that facilitated colonial education in the Caribbean. (1 mark) - One institution that facilitated colonial education in the Caribbean is the church 3. Name two festivals...

"Cent, five cents, ten cents, dollar." are the words of a famous calypso song. The Oxford dictionary defines calypso as a "West Indian song with improvised, usually up to date words." Calypso rhythms can be traced back to the arrival of the first African slaves brought to work in the sugar plantations of Trinidad. Forbidden to talk to each other, and robbed of all links to family and home, the slaves began to sing songs. They used calypso, which can be traced back to West African Kaiso, as a...

Question #2 The Matrifocal family is very prominent in the Caribbean. This is noted more as among people of Africans in the regions. Reasons for this diversity, Cultural Retention, Plantation system of slavery, Socio economic and the culture of property. Cultural retention, Melville Herkevitts was one of the first researchers to trace the African Origin of the slaves who came to the Americans he believed that despite attempts to strip Africans slaves of their cultural heritage the practice...

The Caribbean region, located in the tropics, extends in a broad arc of over 4000 km from the Bahamas in the north to Guyana and Suriname in the south. The region also includes, based on historical factors, Belize which is in Central America bordering Mexico and Guatemala. The countries are widely different in physical and population size as well as landforms and geology. Three marine geographical features, often intermixed, are evident in the sweep of the Caribbean archipelago and in the...

 Table of contents 1. Karen hale-Jackson Auto biography Karen hale-Jackson was born in Trinidad in 1956. As a child growing up on the island of Trinidad she spent most of her spare time drawing, painting and dressing up paper dolls. She is a self taught artist but the only formal training she has ever had in the arts was in her secondary school at St. Joseph Convent POS and a year at Fanshaw College in Canada. In other words to say, she has a natural talent and heavenly gifted. In...

The National motto of Jamaica is “Out of many, one people” might well apply as a whole, with a slight modification. Let it instead read: out of many one cuisine. For despite the diversity of the Caribbean people and culture that have produced a multitude of cuisines, there is an undeniable common thread, tractable through history, land, sea and sun. The local cuisine will provide the backbone to both the classic and unexpected Caribbean experience. Taste seven year old rum from Cuba as the sun...

To most, South Carolina is simply just one of the United States, 50 states, and originally was on the thirteen original colonies that declared independence from the British Crown. However, this plot of land, which extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mountains, from the Savannah River to the sea, contains a rich historical pass of slavery, trade, cultivation and foreign influence which molded the beginnings of what we Americans know as South Carolina today. Today, South Carolina is...

Regional Integration is when an economic alliance or trade agreement is formed among countries that are located geographically close to one another. This paper analyzes the role of regional integration in promoting global business, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of regional integration using a trading block as an example, and compares the economic development stages of two countries within a chosen region and discusses the ramifications of the region’s economic development for global...

The Impact Of Plate Tectonics on the Caribbean * The Caribbean Plate is a mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the north coast of South America. * Volcanic activity in the Caribbean itself, as distinct from Central America, is largely limited to the eastern Caribbean. Here, the Caribbean plate, moving approximately west to east, meets the North American plate, which is moving approximately east to west. This creates what is known as a...

Caribbean Basin Initiative The title is a play are words itself which alludes to the United States initiative to stimulate certain countries Caribbean economy . The CBI which is externally a imposed solution is contrasted with the initiative of individuals- in this case the Haitian people who from time to time choose the dangerous route to migration in small open boats. The poem begins with an epigraph from Mary Kingsley when the quotation creates an image of travelers in small boats, that it...

Kamau Brathwaite, a historian and poet was greatly inspired by a seminar held by Robert Adams in 1957, where he described ‘Creole culture’. Unlike Adams however, Brathwaitesaw Creole cultures as a process of culture change, rather than just a description of a Creole society. Brathwaite believed that creolization occurs at 2 levels: “ac-culturation, which is the yoking (by force and example, deriving from power/prestige) of one culture to another (in this case the enslaved/African to the...

Imported technology, in context of the statement, refers to machines that are not indigenous to the Caribbean. These machines allow little or no manual effort used in order to complete tasks. The moot suggests that, these technologies have advanced Caribbean economies only a little bit. Imported technology has not marginally improved Caribbean economies. It has immensely improved economies of the Caribbean. Many Caribbean islands depend on tourism as an industry, and technology plays and...

Integration Efforts in the Caribbean INTEGRATION EFFORTS IN THE CARIBBEAN ESSAY Sir Arthur Lewis in 1965 wrote ‘these islands did not start on the federal road in a fit of idleness. They start because it was clear that a federation is the only possible solution to their problem.” To understand what Sir Arthur Lewis meant regional integration must be defined. According to Carbough (2004), regional integration is a process of eliminating restrictions on international trade, payments and factors...

Professor Radcliffe Geology 1 Lab Report December 10, 2012 Geology of the Caribbean Islands Have you ever wondered how the famous tropical land masses located in Central America, known as the Caribbean Islands, came to existence? Well geologists have dated some of the rocks in the islands such as, Cuba and Trinidad, as far back as the Jurassic time period. This means the rocks formed about 145-200 million years ago, therefore the eldest islands from the Caribbean date way back to the time...

1. Introduction Many things have shaped the history of the Caribbean islands, decolonization, economic modernization and the globalization of tourism. When most of the islands became independent from foreign rule they needed to build up a working economy. Some of the bigger more resource rich island nations started to produce and export goods but many of the smaller island states did not have this opportunity. When tourism started to grow, both types of islands benefitted a lot from it, but...

Caribbean Human Capital Development Caribbean political leaders such as Sir Grantley Adams (Barbados), Sir Norman Manley (Jamaica) and Dr. Eric Williams (Trinidad) believed in the principle of enhancing Human Capital. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the Human Capital Theory in its application to Caribbean societies. As the world industrializes, the desire to optimize efficiency and maximize profits is paramount to societal development. Many have written on this, proposing...

The integration movement in the Caribbean has been envisioned in days as far back as the West Indian Federation (the original CARICOM) where diverse Caribbean states joined with the intention of creating a political unit that would become independent from Britain as a single state, much like the successful Canadian Federation. This short-lived attempt at regional integration unfortunately collapsed before any real development could be made. The reincarnation of this motion, however, occurred in...

Caribean Studies Handout #1 Early Migratory Movements of the Indigenous Peoples into the CaribeanHistory tels us that before the European invasion into the Americas there were pre- historic Amerindian groups who lived in the region. These groups setled in areas as far back as 500-300 BC to 7, 00 years ago. These peoples were the Ostionoids, Barancoids and the Saladoids who infiltrated the region from which you have the descendants of the Kalinagos, Tainos, Mayas, Aztecs and Incas. ...

MODULE 1: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE OVERVIEW Module 1 introduces students to the role played by geography in shaping the society and culture of the Caribbean region as well as the historical evolution of Caribbean society, the cultural characteristics of the Caribbean people, and the ways in which Caribbean society and culture influence and are influenced by societies and cultures outside the region. GENERAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this Module, students should: 1. Understand the factors...

Location and Definitions of the Caribbean Origin of Caribbean — The word ‘Caribbean’ is said to be derived from the indigenous people’s name for themselves, ‘Carib’. The term ‘West Indies’ which is often used interchangeably with Caribbean is the name given to the region by Christopher Columbus in 1492. — As with the inexact name of the region so to is there little agreement on what area is included within the Caribbean. Different criteria are used to define the region....

Account for the changing role that Race, Colour and Ethnic affiliation play in Caribbean Society and Culture Subject: Caribbean Studies Teacher: Mrs. L. Nation Account for the changing role that Race, Colour and Ethnic...

A glance at a map shows why the United States has always been closely concerned with the Caribbean. The American interest in the Caribbean has many facets, and new dimensions are now being added. The common concerns of the United States and the Caribbean lands continue to increase and warrant careful attention. Historically, the United States has been actively involved in and concerned about the Caribbean. The area has always played a key role in the Western Hemisphere. It was the scene of...

The law is not effective in dealing with the problem of human trafficking. Discuss (using relevant International and Domestic law). According to the Trafficking in Persons Protocol, Human Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by threatening or using force, or any other form of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability; or giving or receiving payments or benefits to relieve the consent of a...

INTRODUCTION For much too long Trinidad has been a home to appalling murder rates, gang violence and mass illicit drug and weapon trading. These unlawful activities were starting to take a toll on the country’s economy, international reputation and law abiding citizens. During mid August 2011, the county lost seven persons in the space of 24 hours to murder, driving the murder toll to 263.These allegedly gang related homicides persuaded Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Bissessar to declare a...

 School of Humanities Department of History / Social Studies P.O. Box 175, Port of Spain, Trinidad, W.I. Course Outline COURSE DESCRIPTION: Title of the course and number : West Indian History - HIST147-04 First Semester : 2014 / 2015 Semester credits : Three (3) Dates, Time and Location : TR, 12.15pm – 1.30pm in KIA-NE1. West Indian History : This course is a survey study of the historical processes that have contributed to the molding of the Caribbean from earliest times...

Margaret Yinh Nature in Caribbean Literature In Mayotte Capecia’s autobiographical novel I Am a Martinican Woman, the author discusses and makes many references to the natural lifestyle of the Caribbean islands. She uses flowery and colorful language to describe, in vivid detail, the picturesque landscape of Martinique. One concept she uses is that of the “pathetic fallacy,” a correlation between nature and emotional life. It is similar to anthropomorphism, endowing anything that is not...

Malthusian Theory in relation to the Caribbean According to Chinapoo et Al (2014), Thomas Malthus’s Theory (1798), claims that population growth is determined by certain natural laws and food supply was the main limit to population. He argued that population increases faster than the food supply and compared the way in which each increases. Malthus' theory of population can be used to explain the dynamics of the relationship between population and resources in less developed territories. Since...

METHODS USED BY SPAIN TO PROTECT HER MONOPOLY The Spanish monopoly in the Americas was established the moment that Christopher Columbus made landfall in Bahamas, this was way back on his first voyage in 1492. Soon after, her monopoly increased in size, wealth and fame. This was brought about by way of her island and mainland territories; a few being Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Columbia and Peru. Her wealth soon aroused much jealousy amongst other European nations, who were...

------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Kimberly Leed 2Y / History The CCJ is the first proposed court of final jurisdiction for the Anglophone Caribbean, all other courts had to answer to the English court. The supremacy of the English courts was laid down in the Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865, which formally conferred the power to make laws on colonial legislatures, but at the same time it declared that colonial laws...

The Impact of Historical Processes in the Caribbean. Migratory movements and the establishments of patterns of settlements by different groups within the Caribbean from pre-Columbian times to the present. The development of systems of productions: Encomienda, Slavery, Indentureship and the plantation system. Responses of Caribbean people to oppression and genocide: resistance, development of peasant groups. Movements towards independence Political enfranchisement Movement towards...

The Effects of Growth in Caribbean Industries on Slavery Submitted by: Angelo Mohan (500365899) CHST 222: History of the Caribbean Submitted to: Dr. Laurie Jacklyn Date: April 3, 2015 Ryerson University The process of the elimination of slavery was heavily hindered by increased demand within growing Caribbean industries. The three major industries that required a large amount of manpower and held back the social reform on slavery were the sugar industry, the agricultural...