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 into its present-day form. This course is designed to provide an interpretative framework for the study of Caribbean history. Bearing in mind the amount of time and space to be covered‚ the class will focus on major historical periods‚ general themes‚ and the most significant people and events
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Julilly is a slave at the Hensen plantation‚ with her mother‚ Mammy Sally. When a Slave trader from the deep South comes to choose his field hands‚ he rips Julilly from the arms of her loving mother and sends her into his cart. Both of them are devastated. When she arrives at the Riley plantation in Mississippi after the long trip‚ Julilly meets Liza‚ and they become instantly inseperable. They fantasize about the promised land‚ Canada. When Massa Ross comes to visit and chooses Lester Adam and Ben
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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 genres
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World History Test Essay The region of Central America and the Caribbean are laden with such cinematic and beautiful physical features such as sunny beaches‚ volcanic mountains‚ rain forests‚ and clear blue water. Thus it is this beauty that is considered as the greatest resource for the region among others‚ due to the amount of tourism it has bloomed.(Salter 58) The region is renowned for its agriculture – friendly soil‚ which is renowned for the abundance of crops. As a result European powers
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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 which
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maroons‚ their location‚ and of how they resisted the persistent attacks of the British in order gain their full pledged freedom. Who were the Maroons? The Maroons were escaped slaves. They ran away from their Spanish-owned plantations when the British took the Caribbean island of Jamaica from Spain in 1655. The word maroon comes from the Spanish word ‘Cimarron’‚ which meant mountain top dwellers. They fled to the mountainous areas of Jamaica‚ where it was difficult for their owners to follow and
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SUBJECT CARIBBEAN STUDIES TEACHER’S NAME STUDENT’S NAME FORM YEAR SCHOOL SCHOOL CODE STUDENT I.D. _____________ TOPIC How does smoking affect the Academic performance of lower and upper six students of Presentation College? Acknowledgements I would like to thank Almighty God for giving me the strength and perseverance to successfully complete this research project. I would also like to thank my class mates‚ close friends and family for their assistance and support
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Content Topic…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 History................................................................................................................................. 3 Appearance ……………………………………………………………………………… 3-4 Entertainment ……………………………………………………………………………… 5 Housing …………………………………………………………………………………… 5-6 Survival (farming and hunting)…………………………………………………………… 6-8 Religion……………………………………………………………………………………
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An 18th century Plantation Society What is a Plantation Society? The plantation society was one which was highly stratified socially and economically. This meant that based on one’s race they were being seen differently on the plantation. That is‚ the whites were the superiors and the blacks were the inferiors Monoculture: One Crop Economy Dependence was centered on a mono crop. Meaning that life on the plantation was centered around the cultivation of sugar cane. Social Structure (stratification)
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CARIBBEAN FEMINIST THOUGHT The issues concerning women in the Caribbean were seriously brought to the fore in the 1960’s -70’s. This came out of women’s movement in the USA where issues of racial and social equality were brought to the forefront of political policies and social concerns. Barbara Bush and Lucille Mathurin-Mair were early pioneers of women’s movements. They argued for women to have a place in history and more specifically in the slave society and resistance movement. Other historians
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