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Click here for a .pdf file of the
Négritude Rapid Research project that you received in class.
Click on the topics below to find the URL addresses of the sites you'll need to do your rapid research. |
| Topic One: Timeline of Slavery & its abolition in the Caribbean |
How did
slavery begin in the Caribbean? Who
started it and why? What
effects did it have on the people, culture, and economy of the
Caribbean? Who abolished it
and why? What effects did it have on the people, culture, and economy of
the Caribbean? Does slavery
still exist in this region? What was the “code noir” and what were the results? |
| Topic Two: Les griots |
What is a griot? What is the main purpose of a griot? Where can griots be found? Why would it be important, especially in the Caribbean “slave” culture, to maintain the custom of griots? Are there any griots that exist today? Why? |
| Topic Three: Les Caraïbes |
Where is the Caribbean? What countries “make up” the Caribbean? What are the important products produced in these countries? What kind of history do these countries have, in particular, how were there relationships with Europe? How did the natural resources, geographical location, history and culture contribute to slavery? |
| Topic Four: La Négritude |
What is “la négritude”? Who is considered the “father” of this genre? Who is Joseph Zobel? What are his “credentials”, his background? Who encouraged Zobel’s first novel? What was the title and what was the theme? When was the novel published? Who made a movie out of the novel Rue cases-nègres and why? Who are Aimé Césaire and Léopold Senghor and what do we know about their life and works? |
| Topic Five: Le Racisme / Le Métissage | What are the meanings of métis, métissage, mulâtre? Where does the word “mulâtre” come from? Where does the term “béké” come from? What other countries or ethnicities deal with métis? Does le métissage seem to be considered bad or problematic? Give examples to explain your response. |
