Group 1 (Friday 4:00 - 5:00) by Dana Dear https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d Chalyse Attong, Sharesa Dottin, Tiffany Willoughby, Shavanya Roberts, Akeenie Murray, Dana Dear en-us 2016-11-26 18:06:22 UTC 2026-01-25 23:02:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Barbados gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139980615 2016-11-26 18:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139980615 Trinidad and Tobago gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139980639 2016-11-26 18:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139980639 Bahamas gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139980681 2016-11-26 18:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139980681 CARIBBEAN CIVILISATION gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139983369 2016-11-26 19:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139983369 Columbus and the Caribbean gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139984288 SHARE your thoughts on the idea that "Columbus discovered the Caribbean in 1492".]]> 2016-11-26 19:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139984288 THE CARIBBEAN gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139985527 What is the Caribbean?
There are many definitions that attempt to explain and define the Caribbean in their own separate ways, however, the true definition of the Caribbean can only be seen when all of the known definitions are incorporated into one another and looked at as one entity instead of several unconnected definitions. Some of the definitions that will be examined below are the geological definitions, the geographical definitions, the historical definitions and lastly the political definitions:

Geological: The Caribbean can be located snugly in between the North American, South American and the Cocos plates, on the Caribbean plate. However, this geological definition does not wholly encompass all that is the Caribbean, as this definition excludes islands such as Cuba and the Bahamas that are found on the North American plate. Thus this geological definition does not holistically encompass everything that is the Caribbean.

Geographical: Another definition that is also used more frequently is the Caribbean Basin definition which defines the Caribbean as any area washed by the Caribbean sea, once again, this definition proves to be flawed as it excludes the inland territories of Central America as well as Barbados which is washed by the Atlantic sea.

Historical: This definition describes the Caribbean based upon its historical past, and lays the foundation which links all of the territories through their experiences of European colonization, slavery and the Plantation system, and indentureship. This definition insinuates that the territories of the Caribbean can be defined as having the same historical and cultural experiences.

Political: Lastly the political definition bases its description of the Caribbean on the foundation that in the Caribbean there are three dominant government systems. 
  1. Independent States- Territories which were former colonies and are now self-governed independent states, which can choose their own methods of governance which may be different from their once Colonial masters. (E.g. Trinidad, Barbados, The Bahamas etc.) 
  2. Associated States- Territories which are not independent however they have some privileges of an Independent state. (E.g. Puerto Rico) 
  3. Colonial Dependent States- Territories which are not independent and have no privileges like the Associated States. (E.g. Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos Islands) 
Hence, it is only when one fully understands the definition of the Caribbean and all it encompasses, that it becomes easier to apply the teachings of Caribbean Civilisation to the everyday issues people of the Caribbean face daily, and to the history of the Caribbean. 

Below are some of the Topics and Activities posted in the Caribbean Civilisation course, that shall be answered and discussed.
]]> 2016-11-26 20:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139985527 THE HAUNTED TROPICS gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139987079 "Every island of the Caribbean is the site of a deep haunting. Before Columbus, the various indigenous peoples - the Arawaks, the Caribs, the Tainos - lived in relative harmony with the land, the sea and each other. Everything changed in 1492: the Amerindian people quickly were decimated, their presense erased by disease, wars and overwork. These are the Caribbean's oldest ghosts, almost invisible in history yet still present in the form of place names, fragments of language, ancient foods and pockets of descendants speckling the islands."
-Martin Munro


]]> 2016-11-26 20:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139987079 THE HAUNTED TROPICS gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139987212 "Following Columbus, the islands saw some of the most brutal systems of work in all human history. The Atlantic slave trade fed the plantation sytem with an apparently endless supply of African bodies, uprooted and transported to the New World in a passage that must have felt like a death" -Martin Munro]]> 2016-11-26 20:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139987212 CARIBBEAN IDENTITY gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139988991 The Caribbean's identity has been shaped by the European colonizers, African ex-slaves, and the East Indian indentured laborers. The arrival of these groups to the Caribbean, brought with them their cultural practices in the form of festivals, arts, religion, sports and food. Below, festivals and religion as they refer to Caribbean culture and modern day issues shall be examined. ]]> 2016-11-26 21:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139988991 Caribbean Plate: gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139991246 (Taken from, Deighton Gooden "Definitions of the Caribbean) ]]> 2016-11-26 22:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139991246 Caribbean Basin gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139992561 (Taken from, Deighton Gooden "Definitions of the Caribbean) ]]> 2016-11-26 23:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139992561 Colonial masters gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139993787 (Taken from, Deighton Gooden "Definitions of the Caribbean) ]]> 2016-11-27 00:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139993787 Government systems gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139994171 (Taken from, Deighton Gooden "Definitions of the Caribbean) ]]> 2016-11-27 00:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/139994171 Religion, Homosexuality and the Caribbean gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140026155 2016-11-27 15:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140026155 Is homosexual intolerance routed in our culture? gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140031507 The video below discusses the historical nature of homosexuality and its links to slavery, as the acts of buggery and rape were used by the white Plantation owners to break the spirits of the black male and female slaves.]]> 2016-11-27 16:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140031507 EVALUTION ON THE COURSE BY STUDENTS gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140032846 2016-11-27 17:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140032846 FESTIVALS gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140057868 In the Caribbean Festivals play a large role in each territorie's cultural identity. Each festival represents a fragment of who the people are, through music, creative arts, and ofcourse dance. Below is a video depicting the journey of festivals in the islands of Barbados, Trinidad and The Bahamas created by the talented Shavanya Roberts. Enjoy!]]> 2016-11-27 22:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140057868 TERRITORIES IN THE CARIBBEAN THAT ARE LGBT FRIENDLY gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140147333 2016-11-28 12:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140147333 Interview 2 gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140268576 2016-11-28 17:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140268576 Interview 1 gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140270122 2016-11-28 17:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140270122 STUDENT I.D. NUMBERS gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140274625 Akeenie Murray - 415000572

Dana Dear - 416000205 

Chalyse Attong - 416000272

Shavanya Roberts - 416001513 

Tiffany Willoughby - 416000437 

Sharesa Dottin - 416001961 ]]> 2016-11-28 18:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140274625 LGBT ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA IN JAMAICA gabby2hot https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140281721 (Please watch until 0:44 into the video)]]> 2016-11-28 18:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gabby2hot/j93fzdvnwk4d/wish/140281721