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Browsing by Subject "Caribbean"

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    The Kaleidoscopic Unsaid: Voice, Memory, and Body of the Afro-Americas
    (2019-08) Ramos Flores, Hector
    This dissertation explores the self-representation of Afro-diasporic subjects in the Americas through the kaleidoscopic unsaid. In this metaphor the kaleidoscope is the global power structure while the unsaid is the articulation that emerges for these subjects within this world order. Using three case studies that reveal how the power structure shifts and moves within the local structures, I show how Black subjects constantly navigate a self-representation that is malleable and constantly shifting that both re-inscribes and resists the power schema. In the first chapter I demonstrate how the Autobiografía de un esclavo (1836) of Juan Francisco Manzano encounters issues of voice and agency for the former enslaved person. The second chapter engages with memory and trauma of Black subjects in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2006) by Junot Díaz and in The Farming of Bones (1996) by Edwidge Danticat. Finally, with the films Pelo malo (2013) by Mariana Rondón and La playa D.C. (2012) by Juan Andrés Arango Garcia I show how the Black male body and hair fluid sites of resistance. Together these three chapters show how the subjects in these cultural productions maneuver in such a way that showcases their multifaceted reality, pushing against the often one-dimensional representations that are imposed on them. Ultimately this dissertation attempts to decolonize stagnant representations of Black bodies in the Americas.
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    Lorna Goodison
    (Voices from the Gaps, 2005) Olson, Kara; Hubbard, Jason; Almendarez, Ayme
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    Maryse Condé
    (Voices from the Gaps, 2000) Bryant, Femi; Person, Jovita; Small, Salima; Urbanovich, Vicky; Wilson, Alithea; Brown, Justin; Curtright, Lauren
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    Olive Senior
    (Voices from the Gaps, 2004) Horan, Katie; Simonovich, Olfa
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    Review of Dread Talk: The Language of Rastafari by Velma Pollard
    (Voices from the Gaps, 2005) Prieditis, Michelle
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    Review of Macadam Dreams by Gisele Pineau
    (Voices from the Gaps, 2005) Koerpel, Michael
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    Review of To Us, All Flowers Are Roses by Lorna Goodson
    (Voices from the Gaps, 2005) Olson, Kara
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    Running on Fumes: Preventable Public Health Failures and Mishaps Post-Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
    (2018-12) Cespedes Perez, Akira
    Emergency preparedness programs that were in place for Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria struck were disconcerting on a local and national level. After highlighting some of the hurricane’s physical and financial effects on Puerto Rico, I describe the emergency response survivors received in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, or lack thereof. Lack of foresight as well as lack of support from government entities created preventable issues that affected hurricane survivors for months after the storm. I provide recommendations for how some of the pitfalls of emergency relief efforts post Hurricane María could be prevented, including verifying the legitimacy of FEMA contractors, replenishing FEMA warehouses speedily, establishing specific local procedures for disaster relief, and treating hurricane survivors across the nation equally, regardless of their ethnicity or socio-economic status. I also highlight the importance of providing fuel, electric generators, and personnel to restore electricity as soon as possible after a hurricane, given that electricity has become an essential aspect of modern life and an integral component of public health infrastructure, especially in communities with limited resources.
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    Zee Edgell
    (Voices from the Gaps, 2004) Harrel, Willie J., Ph.D.; Quam, Maggie; Driscoll, Maureen; Penney, Ashley