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The images used in the collage as well as all editing was was done by myself, Jordan Rodriguez

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From this portfolio based on Caribbean Identity, It can be seen that the identity of the Caribbean is formed from the history of these lands , as well as from the culture formed after the main Europeans relieved their control.

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Hospitality and Love of being born in the Caribbean  

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Hospitality and Love of being born in the Caribbean  

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With in the the Diasporas of Caribbean people around the world, any one person from the Caribbean can identify a member of the Caribbean Diaspora, easily being able to hold conversation and argument with any other member of the Caribbean due to their many similarities with eachother.

As well as people of the Caribbean can easily relate to many others around the world due to the diversity of the rich culture that lays within the Caribbean.

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"an apt description of the typical Caribbean person was “part African, part European, part Asian, part Native American but totally Caribbean.” Professor Rex Nettleford

By this description given by professor Nettleford, we can appropriately say the Caribbean holds many Cultures, many races and many diverse people.

http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/archives/09/05/caribbean-culture-too-diverse-to-be-labelled-%E2%89%93-prof-nettleford/

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What Binds The Caribbean Islands Together To Feel Like Family.

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What Binds The Caribbean Islands Together To Feel Like Family.

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Even though some islands of the Caribbean speak different languages stemming from the mother lands who were previously in control, each of these islands have their own version of the language called "Creole"  Which is a broken and a more localized version of the language.

Music is unique to the Caribbean, where its been used as self expression since the days  of Slavery to more recent times with some islands creating their own genre, such as , reggae, rapso, calypso, chutney and soca, where the creole language is often included in the lyrics.

Music is also a major part of the world renowned Festivals held in the Caribbean, such as Carnival. Carnival is a festival of costume, music and culture which many of the Caribbean islands part take in and which many residence of the islands  travel to the sister isles to parade.

Finally, Sport is another Caribbean past time in which was adopted from the Europeans and residence take seriously, especially cricket and football.

http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/archives/09/05/caribbean-culture-too-diverse-to-be-labelled-%E2%89%93-prof-nettleford/

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The Caribbean shares this sense of unity due to its strong past of trading hands between the major European nations, such as the Spanish, Dutch , English and French. By sharing this past the Caribbean bears many similarities therefore bringing a sense of unity amongst the people of the Region as well as similar Culture.

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The Caribbean Can be defined in many ways such as  Geographical, Historical and Geological

The geographical Caribbean is defined as the area washed by the Caribbean Sea, and is often known as the Caribbean Basin. This definition includes most of the Lesser and Greater Antilles, However including some Central and South American Countries.

Geological definition includes all islands situated on top of the Caribbean tectonic plate.

The historical definition of the Caribbean includes the nations that share a similar past. Mainly being the islands that were controlled by the dominant Europeans.

http://www.slideshare.net/egfred/definitions-of-the-caribbean

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By being a part of the Caribbean, we share this sense of unity.

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Each individual in the image to the left, are different form one another in many ways. However these people also all have 2 things in common.

1. They either attend/ attended The University of the West Indies.

2. These 25 people were born and raised within the islands that make up the Caribbean.

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By growing up these people have found their identities through culture and life experiences. Hence by the photo turns from black and white to colour.....An identity has been established.

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Culture is defined as the knowledge and characteristics of a group of people.

The characteristics which make up a culture can be tangible or intangible.

Tangible characteristics being :

Food

Arts

Music/ musical instruments

Intangible Characteristics being:

Language

Festivals

Religion

http://www.livescience.com/21478-what-is-culture-definition-of-culture.html

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Every Country has its own unique culture and by growing up within the country, it contributes to the development of your identity.

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A person develops a sense of "who they are" based on the life that they live. Life has aspects to it that can't necessarily be controlled, such as  where you grow up  and the colour of your skin.

Life also has aspects that can be controlled, such as how your free time is spent, what you eat, what you wear and who you interact with .

http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-personal-identity-definition-philosophy-development.html

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In the picture below, we have 25 people who were photographed for the purpose of portfolio topic. Being  photographed in black and white symbolizes that these people are identity less.