https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m The story behind the Caribbean. en-us 2017-11-26 16:58:51 UTC 2023-02-25 04:50:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png saheerarambali14 https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/210164089 This video relates a story about a Nigerian woman who grew up in Nigeria and when explored the US, realized that because she was dark-skinned, there was an automatic behaviour or discretion towards her. She also figured that the same would go for all cultures and their people towards foreigners. This has to do with a story that was once told about the people that will stick with them whether they are actually true to word or different. The author also goes on to prove that there is no single story about a people or land.
The Caribbean was always given a single story. This definitive story was mostly given by white supremacists that shaped a perspective of the Caribbean and its people for life mostly because of Caribbean chattel slavery and enslavement on Caribbean sugar estates. Since the whites were the masters of the enslaved, written history about the Caribbean is mostly eurocentric, androcentric as well as ethnocentric.
No matter what coloured people do, they will always be seen as inferior or as "sub-human" to the white people according to the article titled "The Effects of Slavery on the Caribbean" published by Washington State University, August 29th, 2014.
https://history.libraries.wsu.edu/fall2014/2014/08/29/slavery-in-south-america/
They are under the impression that they cannot achieve anything in their lifetime and instead do menial jobs for example, house work. The Caribbean is seen as catastrophic and there is not much wealth or production. The people have worked to gain what is known today as their Caribbean identity through revolts and emancipation. Unit 4- 2nd October,2017.
In the video when the author talked about the trip she made to Mexico, she understood that a single story is never true and is most of time based of off power and politics. The news reports were false stories made up about the people being rebels and destructive. The Caribbean is also viewed in this way but a single story should always be ignored and more explored.
Picture below taken from: http://africanholocaust.net/african-race/]]> 2017-11-26 17:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/210164089 saheerarambali14 https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/210225780 Firstly, the comparison between Caribbean Chattel slavery and West African slavery can be distinctly examined. The major difference is simply that slavery in West Africa was more humane since it was to assist in agriculture,farming and fishing. On the other hand, Caribbean Chattel slavery was a horrific experience for all the slaves.
There is the opinion of whether gender mattered on the sugar estates and they were both treated badly. To some extent women had an easier time as some lived in the Great House doing house work, they had a higher chance of manumission with having associations with the white planters and they were mostly given domestic roles for matriarchal reasons. However, they were often raped by masters, and still had to work even if they were pregnant.
Men also had a fair share of labour but were mostly chosen over women since masters were under the impression that they were physically built and stronger but received a higher pay than women even if they did the same tasks. Generally all slaves regardless of gender were frequently flogged, given two pieces of clothing once a year and bought like objects.
The plantation was split into five areas: 1) Great House- majority were women 2) Fields- where ability mattered (pregnant women were removed from work) 3) The Refinery- all men 4)Enslaved Huts- where enslaved men and women lived. 5) Penns - where children attended to animals. Unit 4- 6th October,2017.
Picture below taken from: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/slavery/archaeology/caribbean/]]> 2017-11-27 00:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/210225780 saheerarambali14 https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/211154170 During the Caribbean Civilisation course, I learnt a few points. 1) The Caribbean region was not split only between the "Caribs and Arawaks". 2) Before this course, I did not think of the fact that historians would have written history with a perspective and therefore some facts could be false. 3) Christopher Columbus did not discover the Caribbean. 4) There is no such thing as pre-history. 
My expectations for this course was met which was to become more learned on the history of the Caribbean with added details. This course allowed me to change my perspective on situations existing in the Caribbean and it made me appreciate the region in which I live in more. My tutorials where we discussed lectures and have productive arguments on issues in the Caribbean were very enjoyable as I learned that no answer or opinion could be wrong and it gives a lot more insight on the topic and increased my existing knowledge with the help of my colleagues participation. 
What was interesting about the course was the forum in which the class was held online where we had persons present from all over the Caribbean and hearing their accents and how learned they are about their islands was very pleasing. I loved that they showed a pride in being Caribbean people. Also, some topics taught were very relatable and everyone would have agreed since sometimes we took a laugh. Some moments when my lecturers had discussions, I actually understood why certain things occur in our society today and how they occur. 
My only recommendation to this course would be that there should have been at least one more lecture available in the week for those who could not make the Monday lecture at that specific time. Otherwise, there was a variety of times for tutorials which was very accommodating. The notes given were very useful and the fact that lectures were recorded was an excellent resource in cases where lectures could not be attended. 

]]> 2017-11-28 20:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/211154170 saheerarambali14 https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/211699638 Foundation 1101,Caribbean Civilisation Course, (Units 1-9). 2017. The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago.

"The Effects of Slavery on the Caribbean" Washington State University history libraries
https://history.libraries.wsu.edu/fall2014/2014/08/29/slavery-in-south-america/ Accessed on 11 November,2017.

"Faces of a divided island" CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/12/world/dominican-republic-haiti-immigration/index.html Accessed on 14 November,2017.

"A short story of Haiti" Local Histories http://www.localhistories.org/haiti.html Accessed on 14 November,2017.

"A brief history of Dominican Republic" Local Histories
http://www.localhistories.org/dominican.html Accessed on 14 November,2017.

"In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder" The Conversation https://theconversation.com/in-the-caribbean-colonialism-and-inequality-mean-hurricanes-hit-harder-84106 Accessed on 14 November,2017.

"Why Dominican Republic hates Haiti" Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKqL8BZqo8Q Viewed on 12 November,2017.

]]> 2017-11-30 03:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/211699638 saheerarambali14 https://padlet.com/saheerarambali14/qo01p7g5b2m/wish/211700228 The issue with immigration between Haiti and Dominican Republic is that even though persons have been living there their entire life, they are not able to renew their passports as well as get identification cards. In order to do this, they need to prove their identity by presenting evidence on how long they have been living there,  their ties to the society and their socioeconomic condition.
Haiti, in the Caribbean has always been struggling with identity as well as their economy since the beginning of their time. Eight out of ten people in Haiti live on less than four dollars day according to the article "In the Caribbean, colonialism and inequality mean hurricanes hit harder" published by The Conversation, September 20th,2017.
https://theconversation.com/in-the-caribbean-colonialism-and-inequality-mean-hurricanes-hit-harder-84106
The country has suffered further from the 7.0 earthquake that struck them in 2010. Most of the people are subsistence farmers.
Dominican Republic, part of Hispaniola, is also poor with a slowly increasing economy. They export sugar and coffee but tourism is their growing industry.  The two lands were always separated from the start when France ruled Haiti and the Spanish ruled over Dominican Republic in 1697.
It becomes hard for inhabits to present proof of their stay since some of their immigrant parents have died and there is no way of finding documents to support their residence especially after the disastrous earthquake. Also, in obtaining these documents it can be quite costly which would be an issue for a Haitian or Dominican. Another thing is that persons do not agree to vouch for your existence since no one wants to be involved in another's legal standing. Women constantly have to fight for their rights.
The problem is that the people seem trapped and because they are not collecting enough pay for their menial jobs they cannot afford to migrate to form a better life if they wanted to. The government makes it impossible for this opportunity.
In addition to poverty, politics, gender inequality they also experience issues of racism.
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