Allsopp,Jeannette (Editor) and Rickford,John R. (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
Kingston, Jamaica: Canoe Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
178 p., A publication to commemorate the life and work of the late Richard Allsopp, Caribbean linguist extraordinaire, pioneering lexicographer and cultural researcher. Explores various aspects of language, culture and identity in the region, focusing on themes that engaged Allsopp in his lifetime: Creole linguistics, Caribbean lexicography, language in folklore and religion, literature, music and dance, and language issues in Caribbean schools.
English; Majority of papers in English; a few in Dutch, Spanish, or Papiamentu.
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
Willemstad, Curaçao; San Juan, Puerto Rico: Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma : Universidat di Kòrsou; Universidad de Puerto Rico de Río Piedras
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Incorporates invited papers as well as presentations made to the 14th annual Eastern Caribbean Islands Culture Conference (aka the "Islands In Between" Conference) which was held in St. George's, Grenada from 3 November to 5 November 2011., 2 vols., Vol. 1. Multiplex cultures and citizenships: multiple perspectives on language, literature, education and society in the ABC-islands and beyond / edited by Nicholas Faraclas, Ronald Severing, Christa Weijer, Elisabeth Echteld -- Vol. 2. Double voicing and multiplex identities: unpacking hegemonic and subaltern discourses in the Caribbean / edited by Nicholas Faraclas, Ronald Severing Christa Weijer, Elisabeth Echteld, Marsha Hinds-Layne.
English; Majority of papers in English; one in Spanish.
Publication Date:
2013
Published:
Willemstad, Curaçao; San Juan, Puerto Rico: Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma: Universidat di Kòrsou; Universidad de Puerto Rico de Río Piedras
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Incorporates invited papers as well as presentations made to the 15th annual Eastern Caribbean Islands Culture Conference (aka the "Islands In Between" Conference) which was held in St. Thomas from 7 November to 11 November 2012., Vol. 2., Vol.2 is entitled "Transcultural roots uprising: the rhizomatic languages, literatures, and cultures of the Caribbean" / edited by Nicholas Faraclas, Ronald Severing, Christa Weijer, Elisabeth Echteld, Marsha Hinds-Layne
Examines the relationship between perceived discrimination and self-reported proficiency in English and non-English languages among adolescent children of immigrants. Data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study was used. The average age of participants was 17.2 years; 1,494 were females and 1,332 were males. Among 2,826 participants, 61% reported Latin American and Caribbean national origin and 39% reported Asian national origin. Findings showed that adolescents who felt discriminated against by school peers were more likely to report speaking and reading English less than "very well". On the other hand, adolescents who felt discriminated against by teachers and counselors at school or reported perceived societal discrimination were more likely to report speaking and reading English "very well."
Discusses the ways in which Santeria gatherings produce an alternative use of otherwise stigmatized language for 'gay' practitioners. Through the use of distinctive language to reference all of these populations, we may rethink the relationship between identities and practices, and within that, gender presentations vis a vis identities.
For most Ghanaians, the tenets of Pan-Africanism are remote principles that bear little relevance in daily life, in which kinship, linguistic, ethnic, and national affiliations are primary markers of identity. This presents challenges for repatriated Rastafarians from the Caribbean, United States, and Europe, who attempt to establish a home and a place within Ghanaian society while retaining Rastafarian ways of living and spiritual philosophies drawn from a Pan-African ethos.