GRENADA.

Question
Assignment 1
Group work (Contributes 20% towards your overall grade)
Context
The Caribbean is a region whose very name reverberates from the early effects of globalization (then called
colonialism). The result is that the identity of the region and its people has been significantly shaped by two groups of
people; Africans and Europeans. Having moved into a new phase of globalization, the Caribbean region faces new
challenges within its political, economic, social and cultural beliefs and practices. Within the context of this paper, the
Caribbean challenge of maintaining its cultural identity in the face of increasingly influential global norms, especially
American hegemonic practices, will be assessed (Source: Extracted from the essay Globalization and Cultural Identity
in Caribbean Society: The Jamaican Case)
Each group is required to prepare a scrapbook on the various elements material and immaterial Caribbean culture.
Each group will be required to organize a scrapbook on one Caribbean island. Here is a list from which you can
choose:
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Haiti
Cuba
Jamaica
Dominica Republic
Aruba
St. Lucia
Dominica
Grenada
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St. Kitts and Nevis
The scrapbook needs to outline:
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How the colonizing country or countries have impacted on the material and immaterial aspects of the
country?
Define the term creole culture
How is each island’s creole culture impacting on the region and the world? Demonstrate in the scrapbook.