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Artifact used in the discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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Artifact used in the discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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1/11/17.

There was a brief discussion in plenary two about Eurocentricity and that it is essentially when the understanding of something needs to be from a European perspective and any other perspectives need to be subjugated. From this we can see how Chamamanda would think books could only have characters that reflected Europeans and their lives because the Europeans made sure to push their culture and Identity onto the rest of the world and so there was very easy access to their books. Moreover, as Chimamanda said, African books were hard to come by and so as a child the only books available were those of European origin. This one factor then went on to affect her life in a big way because she then decided that when she went to read a book, it would have nothing she could relate to in it and nobody that looked like her. This class discussion made me realize just how much Europeans influenced people's lives and how very unfortunate that was for their Identities.

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20/11/17.

Under the CSME, Member States were obligated to remove any barrier that could hamper anyone's right to provide and receive services. The Treaty on the CSME dissolves any discrimination on grounds of nationality in all Member States. Moreover, the free movement of people over the Region mean't the removal of work permits by member states in the Caribbean. Furthermore, while we are on the topic of restrictions, there are no import duties on goods of CARICOM origin. Tariffs and quantitative barriers in all Member States were removed. Intra-regional imports were dealt with differently than those coming from the rest of the world. With the free movement of Capital Citizens were able to move money to another country without  needing to obtain prior approval. No more regulations could be added and the regulations that already existed were removed. Conceptualized under the CSME was the easy convertibility of our Region’s currencies and the coordination of exchange and interest rate policies. Overall the Free Movement will help toward to the encompassed development of the Caribbean.

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Discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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Discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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1/11/17.

She also talks about stereotyping but the purpose behind the stories she told was to display just how easy it is to hear one story and have that story then represent what you think is the truth. What she spoke about is very relevant in today’s society because people tend to have preconceived notions about situations, countries and just other people in general and its important for us as a society to realize that what we may think is the reality may only be a very small piece of the bigger story.

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Please [contact us](https://www.ted.com/contact) and let us know what happened.

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16/11/17.

My father’s parents were a perfect example of the typical Caribbean household. As a result, my father and his siblings grew up observing the roles their mother and their father played in the house, seeing my grandfather as the main breadwinner and a man to be respected at all times, while my grandmother was essentially a housewife that supported her husband in all things. I didn’t realize until doing this course that the reason my father works so hard and feels so strongly about needing to do so is because its all he’s ever known

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20/11/17.

The potential for  the factors of production such as goods, services, capital and people, to be able move freely across Member States of the Caribbean Region thus providing for productive and aggressive production of goods and services for both regional and international markets, means that the people in the Caribbean can optimize their abilities and resources. As a result, greater efficiency and elevated profits were achieved. By extracting impediments to trade for goods and services and opening up new opportunities for a great deal of CARICOM nationals, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) should encourage growth and increase the possibility for international competitiveness of the CARICOM Member States.

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15/11/17.

My mother’s parents weren't fully representative of a typical Caribbean household. They both worked and provided for the family, this didn’t mean that my grandmother wouldn’t cook and clean, it just meant that she wasn’t only a housewife, she was also a working woman. Subsequently, my mother and her sister’s grew up knowing about working hard as a woman and working with your partner to provide for the household. Now a question could be posed concerning the dynamics of the household as a result of the shared financial responsibilities. The question is, does the shared responsibility then mean that the duty of having the final say when making decisions for the household is also shared? The answer is a simple one, no, the dynamic of the man being the head of the household never changed just because my grandparents shared some of the financial responsibilities in the house. More importantly, the fact is that even though technically the roles in the household weren’t traditional, the societal role of what and who a man should be in a household never changed.

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Discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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Discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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24/10/17.

She spoke of what we essentially call classism in the society. While she did not feel herself necessarily better than Fide she knew her family was better off than his. Consequently, she felt immense pity for him and the life he and his family were living. That is, until she went to his village and saw how extremely talented the members of his family were, saw how they had skills and weren’t unlike her in that respect just because they had less money.

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10/11/17.

We always talk about what people identify with but up until this course I honestly can’t say I thought about how or why they identified with those things. What I’ve come to appreciate is just how much influence the gender roles in a family can have when trying to figure out one’s identity. In a Caribbean household the gender roles are such that the man is the head of the house, he is who has the final say on any situations regarding his family and his household. The woman of the house is typically the one taking care of all the cooking, cleaning, needs of the children and the general upkeep of the house using the resources the husband would supply.

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Artifact used for the discussion on The Free Movement within CARICOM.

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Artifact used for the discussion on The Free Movement within CARICOM.

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20/11/17.

This Video very much explains what was discussed and was crucial in understanding what the Free Movement is about. it was essential because you got to hear from people in the country why they thought the Free Movement was important not just to them but how it would benefit all of the people in the Caribbean. In the video they discuss by comparison using the ease in which in the United States of America one can move across the border from state to state with ease. This example was useful because it then got me thinking of the Caribbean as one and as a result it made more sense why in the Caribbean region there should be free movement because while we are different we all have one thing in common, which is that we were all islanders. Having that common ground gives us a platform to build and grow on as a region.

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CARICOM File - Freedom of Movement Episode 2

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This series looks at the Important issues facing the Caribbean community from Barbados' perspective. In this episode, Political Analyst Peter Wickham, discusses free movement of CARICOM people under CSME.

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Discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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Discussion of Chimamanda's Ted talk on  the dangers of the single story.

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22/10/17.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talked of the dangers of the single story. She talked of how impressionable and vulnerable one is when in their youth. More specifically referencing that when she was young, when all the literature she had read up to that point was European literature. She thought that all books had to have Europeans in them and that they could not possibly be about anything that she could personally identify with. Now eventually she goes on to find books that are written by Africans and are about Africans but there was not many, and they were very hard to obtain copies of. However, due to the Europeans’ influence on Africa, her initial introduction into literature was that Africans could not be a part of it and only Europeans could. The problem we see developing is as a result of Eurocentricity the Africans would then grow up questioning their Identity.  The issue the Africans then faced was not just breaking free of the stigma the Europeans attached to them but they had to fight against the chains in their minds that caged them or held them back from believing that they could do anything and be anything once they put their minds to it.

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26/11/17.

Caribbean Civilisation was a combination of information i already knew and some that i didn't but even with the information that i knew i realized that i truly didn't understand everything despite technically already knowing about it. Having a mixed course was difficult because it is hard to connect and truly get involved in discussions when u can't see who you're talking to but it was an interesting experience. I can honestly say that while it is convenient to have everything online , with regards to notes, it is difficult not having a book to reference and one that follows the course and its outline for the semester. However, in terms of having my eyes opened to things i though i already understood, this course and its assignments truly gave me a chance to realize that there is always a reason that something is the way it is and that all you have to do to see that is take the time. That is what this course allowed me to do and I'm very grateful for that.

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http://cms2.caricom.org/images/publications/9422/caribook-comepetitiveness.pdf

http://myelearning.sta.uwi.edu/pluginfile.php/355571/mod_resource/content/3/FOUN1101%20Unit%206%20Version%201.pdf

The Second Plenary.

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Artifact used for the discussion on Identity

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Artifact used for the discussion on Identity

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16/11/17.

The unit six reading about Caribbean Identity and defining a Caribbean self was a great introduction into explaining the different aspect of Identity in the Caribbean. In my analysis i decided to talk about how much influence gender roles can have on ones identity, specifically the gender roles in a typical Caribbean household. "The idea of identity formation in the Caribbean is further compounded when we realize that, as social animals, Caribbean people organize themselves around various institutions and activities. These institutions and activities demand individual identities and also create group identities based on the sameness of purpose of the individuals concerned." When this is stated in the book i immediately thought about the gender roles formed by society as a institution that created group identities for males and females in a household. This understanding was crucial for the discussion i was able to have.