Shavani Williams by ShaVani Williams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9 Caribbean Civilisation Portfolio en-us 2017-11-29 21:51:55 UTC 2023-02-13 14:01:17 UTC hello@padlet.com shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211652339 2017-11-29 22:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211652339 shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211652517 2017-11-29 22:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211652517 22nd November 2017, Objective 1 - Commentary on the Video. shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211652640 The Danger of a Single was filmed in July of 2009. It is Story by a novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She begins telling us that she mostly read British and American children’s book at an early age as she was not yet exposed to African books, because of this she wrote stories that were similar to foreign stories which she read. the characters were white skinned, blue eyed in which was nothing like her; chocolate skinned with kinky hair. Later on, she described her experience with her roommate when she went to university in America – her roommate had a single story about Africa, where there was no possibility of an African being similar to her in any way, there was no possibility of a connection as human equals. 

Whenever Africa came up people turned to her as she fit the description of an African woman, she, however, came to embrace this new identity. Single story of Africa comes from western literature, and so she realised that her American roommate throughout her life must have seen and heard different versions of this single story and her thus her perception of Africa was like what she had read and maybe if she was exposed to other versions of stories of Africa she would have thought differently of African people. The video explains that “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.” They make one story become the only story.  A Single story robs people of dignity and emphasizes how different people are. However, if we seek diverse perspectives by engaging with all the stories of a person, place or issue the trap of a single story can be avoided.

]]> 2017-11-29 22:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211652640 25th November 2017, Objective 2- Application of learning in Caribbean Civilisation to students' understanding their social and geographical environment. shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211653373 Each of the Caribbean islands has a unique and distinct cultural identity that was molded by early European colonialists. The cultures of the Caribbean are a harmonic mix of colonial mainstays and are influenced by major ethnic groups including the Africans and East Indians. The topic Caribbean Cultural Expression allowed me to understand and visualize how our music and festivals brought together people with different race and ethnic backgrounds as one where they were able to put aside their differences and as a result allowed our country to grow as a nation.  Examples of these integrations are seen throughout the year. 

To begin, Christmas is a Christian related holiday but is not discriminated by those of different race and ethnicity in Trinidad, in fact, many Hindus and Muslims also celebrate the holiday rather than discriminate it. As a Hindu woman, I can support this statement as my family and I have Christmas dinner with our neighbors every year who are of different race and ethnicity.   Likewise, Diwali and Eid-Ul-Fitr is also an integral part of our culture as it has been accepted as national holidays. The images below show that non-Indians also partake in the festival of Diwali as they are wearing the traditional clothing of Indians.

Additionally, Trinidad carnival is another example of how a festival can unite individuals of various ethnic backgrounds to celebrate life.  This event also touches another part of the cultural expression; music and cultural identity. Chutney, Soca, Dancehall and not forgetting the sweet melody of steel-pan are all heard during the season. Music allows me to feel a sense of unity with my peers of different race and ethnicity as it helps us connect, it also gives our country along with other Caribbean countries a sense of identity. ]]> 2017-11-29 22:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211653373 26rd November 2017 Objective 3 - Critical analysis of Immigration situation between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211654355 There is an artificial line that splits the island of Hispaniola in two. On one side is Haiti, and on the other, is the Dominican Republic. There was a time when that split between the two countries was drawn with blood; The Dajabón River, which serves as the northernmost part of the international border between the two countries, had "risen to new heights on blood alone,” Phillip (2015

Today, things are still as tense on the island as they have been in years where the Dominican government is expected to round up Haitians or really, anyone black enough to be Haitian and ship them to the border, where they will likely be expelled. The immigration situation between Haiti and the Dominican Republic seems to be based on discrimination, but the government has described it as a "cleansing" of the country's immigration rolls they stated, "If they aren’t registered, they will be repatriated," 

The discrimination starts with the long-standing practice of not being recognized as Dominican people of the Haitian descent who were born in the Dominican Republic. Instead, they are lumped in with a second group: Haitian migrants who came to the country. This was supported by Marselha Goncalves Margerin, ‎advocacy director for the Americas at Amnesty International where she indicated that “The root cause is discrimination; it's really a long-standing discrimination against those of Haitian descent,” and that The Dominican Republic has not been able to establish a strong policy to combat it." Therefore, it can be noted that the immigration situation between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is mainly because of discrimination and still seems to be an ongoing factor till now. 

Artifact one- Below is a picture of Haitians show papers while clinging to the fence surrounding the Ministry of Interior and Police as they wait to register in Santo Domingo, ]]> 2017-11-29 22:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211654355 Objective 3- Second Artifact is a Video showing immigration Situation Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211655027 2017-11-29 22:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211655027 27th November 2017 Objective 4 - Self reflection shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211655814 As a first-year student of the University of the West Indies (UWI), it was quite disappointing when I learned that Caribbean Civilization was part of my foundation course. My expectations of having a good semester were shattered as history is one of my weak areas. Having no background in history caused me to have difficulties with keeping up with the topics that were spoken about in tutorials and lectures. However, being born and raised in the Caribbean the idea of learning about the Caribbean background kept me going throughout this course. ‘

The ability to choose from in-class tutorials or online tutorials was a great idea as it was convenient for me. On the other hand, online lectures were not particularly enjoyable as I encountered a few hiccups. I was unable to be apart of the online lecture sessions since I reach home after 8 pm on a Monday from UWI. This was a problem since I had Caribbean Civilization tutorials on Tuesdays since the recorded sessions were posted after 48 hours I was a bit confused in class. However, our tutors did a great job in explaining the topics which allowed me to keep up in class. 

This course broadened my knowledge of slavery, religion, and gender. Being an Indian woman, it was intriguing to learn about the history of having slave ancestors and the struggles that they were faced with. The knowledge I obtained made me appreciate the life I have now than I did three months ago as I compare how times have changed from then till now.  
]]> 2017-11-29 22:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211655814 shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211656574 East Indian women laborers in the Caribbean ]]> 2017-11-29 22:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211656574 27th November 2017 Work cited shavaniwilliams https://padlet.com/shavaniwilliams/sirc3voftya9/wish/211656906 Adam Banicki, (January 7th, 2016), The Dominican Republic is cracking down on illegal immigration
http://www.businessinsider.com/dominican-republic-cracking-down-on-illegal-immigration-2016-1 Accessed: 26th November 2017 

Abby Phillip, (June 17, 2015),   The origins of the Dominican Republic’s ethnic ‘cleansing’ of Haitians https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/06/16/the-bloody-origins-of-the-dominican-republics-ethnic-cleansing-of-haitians/?utm_term=.e777b2fc6685 Accessed: 26th November 2017

Caribbean Culture, (2017),
http://www.caribbeantraveler.com/caribbean-culture.html Accessed 25th November 2017

The University of St. Augustine,  http://sta.uwi.edu/dfm Accessed: 27th November 2017

Swaha Hindu College, (2017), Diwali Program,
https://get.google.com/albumarchive/104594491321592047365/album/AF1QipO7dgQsI4Qw8zKRzEG5uK8BOPKNLBdsmAykO3MU/AF1QipMQV5DfV4U1MarF7-zKBU51ARtuM_M8FQ2f6yQz Accessed: 25th November 2017

 
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