Cited: Cartey‚ William. Introduction to Negritude: Black Poetry from Africa and the Carribean. Damas‚ Leon. Negritude: Black Poetry from Africa and the Caribbean. Hippolyte‚ Kendel. "The Drum-Maker" Naipaul‚ V.S. A House for Mr. Biswas. Vintage Books: New York‚ 1961. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/vnaipaul.htm http://www.glencoe
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African Literature Examples of pre-colonial African literature are numerous. Oral literature of west Africa includes the "Epic of Sundiata" composed in medieval Mali‚ and the older "Epic of Dinga" from the old Ghana Empire. In Ethiopia‚ there is a substantial literature written in Ge’ez going back at least to the 4th century AD; the best-known work in this tradition is the Kebra Negast‚ or "Book of Kings." One popular form of traditional African folktale is the "trickster" story‚ where a small animal
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A brief overview to some of the main Caribbean philosophers Afro-Caribbean philosophical consist within the wider framework of African‚ European‚ and Afro-American philosophical traditions. There were different languages in the history of Caribbean philosophy; English‚ French and Spanish. The following paper tries to give a Brief summary of the most influential authors. Eric Eustace Williams (1911 – 1981) was prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1961 until
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classes and aimed to retain and exploit them within the revitalized plantation system. Césaire emphasized that on this crucial point‚ there was little difference between the leaders of the revolution. However‚ a question arises in the context of Negritude‚ which originally stood for the black revolt against slavery and white domination as well as self-determination. When the revolutionary leaders‚ including Louvre‚ sought to replace the exploitation of black masses by a white bourgeoisie with that
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Module 1 – Caribbean Society and Culture Question 1 Candidates were given a map of the Caribbean and asked to identify countries where (a) Chinese indentured labourers worked after emancipation; (b) where large numbers of Indian indentured labourers worked after emancipation; and (c) where Javanese indentured labourers worked after emancipation. Most candidates were able to score at least one or two marks from this question. Part (a) posed the greatest challenge as most candidates were not
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Novel: Water of the hills by Marcel Pagnol - 1962 Movie: Jean de florette + manon of the springs Characters: Jean de florette ‚ manon‚ Ugolin‚ aimee‚ cesar soubeyran. *Novel the letter was mailed and manon is reading it out loud. Novel: rue cases negres (1950) or Black shack alley. Movie: suger cane alley (1983) Characters: Medouze‚ jose‚ mman tine‚ m.roc‚ monsieur saint louis. Griot-Medouze – second lesson day time- the lesson is about life that noone must meddle with life man can only destroy
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Introduction to African Literature In the dictionary ‘Le Petit Larousse 2003’ literature is defined as a field embracing written and oral works to which an aesthetic aim is acknowledged. This definition upholds the assertion that African literature has ever existed in the oral form. African forms of literature are interesting not only as far as anthropological perspectives are concerned‚ but also from an aesthetic view point. Africa is endowed with epics‚ folktales and praise poems that
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Caribbean Studies Past paper questions MODULE 1- CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Define the term ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’. 2 marks 2. Name TWO geographical sub-regions in the Caribbean. 2 marks 3. Identify TWO territories which are located in the Caribbean but are not politically defined as the Caribbean. 2 marks 4. Outline ONE advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. 2 marks 5. Outline ONE disadvantage of using a geological basis for defining
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I- The format of the research paper ● The title page: write your name on the left‚ at the top of the first page. Then write the teacher’s name‚ the course title and the date on separate lines. Double-space between the lines. Double space again and centre the title. Double space between the title and the first line of the text. Do not underline the title or put it in quotation marks or type it in capital letters. ● Print or type using a 12 point standard font‚ such as Times‚ Geneva‚ Bookman
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Frantz Fanon’s book The Wretched of the Earth discuss the effects of colonization on the conquered‚ and their attempts to overthrow them. Fanon’s book is seen to be critical in the overall discussion of the colonization of Africa and the theorizing of racial and national oppression. Themes such as politics‚ psychology‚ liberation‚ cycle of violence‚ history and race are all seen throughout the book. Topics such as the psychological effects of men and women in the conquered countries and the way that
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