CRB 502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cultural Assimilation, Small Population Size

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Caribbean Studies
• Course: CRB 502
• Professor: Camille Hernandez- Ramdwar

Document Summary

Guillermo-wilson: argues creolization in hispanic caribbean (especially d. r, cuba, puerto. Rico) has meant attempts to erase africaness thus reject by some as racist: d. r. leader rafael trujillo (1930-61) ordered massacre of 20,000 haitians in 1937. Scholars, like kamau braithwaite, view creolization as combination of specifically african and european cultural forms case study of jamaica. Why caste system does not survive: western forms of work routine did not respect/facilitate caste rules, western education, christian missionary efforts, shortages of east indian women, small population size, opportunities for social and economic advancement, cultural assimilation.