Caribbean Civilisation Foun 1101 by Sabeerah Mohammed https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio A Journey through time (816003258) en-us 2016-11-15 17:47:32 UTC 2024-10-24 04:01:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS COURSE bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/137845639 I did not really know what to expect when I started this course I thought it would be just like another one of my courses, and so I didn't really give Caribbean civilisation a chance to enlighten me, inveigle me. Naturally reading is a favorite of mine and so when going through the coursework I felt appalled, angry, hurt and sad. These are all negative emotions and why, because sometimes the very foundation that we are proud to be a part of, is built on lies, sweat, tears, injustice, and abuse. Man, we are surely despicable creatures, we have the ability to love and to create, yet we choose to destroy and hate. I feel a deep remorse, for our world, we have abandoned our values, and by abandoning them we have but become savages, ready to ascend, into a kingdom of glory. But our kingdoms will be nothing but the ruins and the redundancy of our past. See, we are creatures of habit. I expect to experience growth, to feel connected, to understand where I come from. To empathize with those people that endured trial after trial and I expect to feel satisfied with my teacher after acquiring reliable knowledge. 

]]> 2016-11-15 18:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/137845639 Learning Activity 1.1 bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138524429 Is there a "pre-history" ]]> 2016-11-17 18:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138524429 Learning Activity 2.2 bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138535854 Before the arrival of Columbus the area was one of darkness. ]]> 2016-11-17 19:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138535854 Learning Activity 2.4 bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138571560 Part 1 of 2 ]]> 2016-11-17 21:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138571560 Learning Activity 2.4 bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138731046 Part 2 of 2 ]]> 2016-11-18 15:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138731046 Learning Activity 2.5 bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138732448 In Unit 2, it was dispelled the myth of the Neo- Indians or otherwise mistakenly known as "the caribs" based on the evidence of their middens. There are no indications to their diet being on of humans. ]]> 2016-11-18 15:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138732448 Learning Activity 2.5 bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138742662 Article #2]]> 2016-11-18 16:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/138742662 Learning Activity bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/139951193 How I learned of the carnival was something out of a random night in discussion with a rather intelligent bloke, I was perusing through my playlists and reflecting on the emotions of the slave slongs and what they may have gone through, it brought some emotions to the surface that perhaps was a bit too intense to reflect upon, the hardships the slaves must have endured being stolen away from their families and forced to work, being beaten, stripped of their dignity and freedomand only alloted two days "freedom" before ash wednesday the beginning of lenten season, and because Roman catholicism was the dominant religion, in the region . It was high time to move onto to something more lighter, I decided to play this song and, after listening to it, he started to tell me stories of the history of the slaves and how they used to mimic their massas and gather around in the streets dressed formally, they beat each other mimicking their pain, how they sang the calypso to express the true emotions of what they were experiencing. He also argued that carnival has endured through the times, it has moved away from what it was born out of, as Machel mentions all he wants to do is drink rum and live his life. These are two free days, where female sexuality is expressed in the form of bikini and beads. J'ouvert is probably one of the only relics that has stayed true to its form. Characters such as the perrogranad, Moko Jumbie, Jab Jab, these were their forms of expression in that time, imagine their experience in contrast to modern day experience nowadays we just go out for the fun of it because every year we know this is just two freebie days to get really nice costumes, find a band and best time ever. This is what this song made me remember. ]]> 2016-11-26 04:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/139951193 What I learned in Caribbean Civilization bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140081946 This was my creative space where I was allowed to talk about the things that really resonated with me, this assignment was really special to me because of the hard time I had putting the information together to make it fluid, thank you for a wonderful semester. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did making it.]]> 2016-11-28 04:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140081946 Relics bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140244541 This is just an example of how common slavery was in this time. ]]> 2016-11-28 16:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140244541 Carnival Today bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140245714
"The Mas tradition started in the late 18th century with French plantation owners organizing masquerades (mas) and balls before enduring the fasting of Lent. The slaves, who could not take part in Carnival, formed their own, parallel celebration called "Canboulay". Canboulay (from the French cannes brulées, meaning burnt cane) is a precursor to Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, and has played an important role in the development of the music of Trinidad and Tobago.
Calypso music was developed in Trinidad in the 17th century from the West African Kaiso and canboulay music brought by African slaves imported to that Caribbean island to work on sugar plantations. These slaves, brought to toil on sugar plantations, were stripped of all connections to their homeland and family and not allowed to talk to each other. They used calypso to mock the slave masters and to communicate with each other. Many early calypsos were sung in French Creole by an individual called a griot. As calypso developed, the role of the griot became known as a chantuelle and eventually, calypsonian.[1]

Steelpan
Stick fighting and African percussion music were banned in 1881, in response to the Canboulay Riots. They were replaced by bamboo "Bamboo-Tamboo" sticks beaten together, which were themselves banned in turn. In 1937 they reappeared, transformed as an orchestra of frying pans, dustbin lids and oil drums. These steelpans (or pans) are now a major part of the Trinidadian music scene and are a popular section of the Canboulay music contests. In 1941, the United States Navy arrived on Trinidad, and the panmen, who were associated with lawlessness and violence, helped to popularize steel pan music among soldiers, which began its international popularization."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Carnival

When I spoke of how Machel's song led to a conversation of the carnival I wanted to learn more, for me there is little that I know of the festival and I have never had the opportunity to witness it personally. Carnival today is an evolved tradition, no longer focused on the significance but rather a day to "palance", "get on bad", "drink rum" and "wine". Much of the focus is based on the music, and social gatherings that would take place, the costumes and the bands in which people have now place an emphasis on spending exhorbitants amount of money for "fun". Although changed it does not take away the appeal of it. There is so much culture in the island of Trinidad, due to the influences of imperialism, that has been left behind. Our carnival is an example of that, and a tradition which continues to bring people together, however far removed from its origin. 


]]> 2016-11-28 16:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140245714 PORT OF SPAIN bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140252097 Carnival in the 1950's, checkout the difference in the attire. ]]> 2016-11-28 17:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140252097 Relic- Reward for Slave Girl bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140253144 Imagine what this girl would have been going through, she obviously wanted to run away, his writing is so casual as though she is his property and she has no business wanted to be free. An issue women also had to face on top of the other horrible atrocities that were committed to them. ]]> 2016-11-28 17:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140253144 Cover Page bira1287 https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140261562 2016-11-28 17:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bira1287/_caribbeancivportfolio/wish/140261562