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MP: Natalia D
Hello readers. My Name is Natalia Downer, a final year student at the University of the West Indies Mona, pursuing a degree in Writing, Literature and Publishing. I am taking the course LITS3604 in order to deepen my appreciation for the cohesiveness of individual minds, as well as to strengthen my own voice, gaining enough…
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My Introduction to the Digital Humanities. Review of “Laurie Taylor and Cultivating Caribbean Knowledge”.
Greetings Cyber Sapiens My name is Kandice Thompson. I am a Literatures in English major, Film Studies minor at the University of the West Indies. On this day, in the year of our Lord 2022 this course, Creative Non-Fiction and Digital Media, felt like a necessity for a humanities student. In this techno-social era, navigating…
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MP: Tracy-Ann G
My name is Tracy-Ann Guy, a final year English Literature major who has been able to explore the arts through education at the University of the West Indies and the Edna College of Visual and Performing Arts. Through this collaboration, offered through the Humanities department at the University of the West Indies, I have been…
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The Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – A loss for Feminism
We all knew it was going to happen. I even saw someone predict her death – the exact day, & time – you know how wild twitter is. The announcement didn’t blow me out of the water. It didn’t set me into chaos with thoughts of the changes to the monarchy or with thoughts of…
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Playing class prefect for the Queen
“I love the Queen,” Prime Minister Simpson Miller was quoted in the TIME newspaper, 2012. “She’s a beautiful lady…a wise lady and a wonderful lady. But I think time come.” Mandatory Credit: Photo by Collin Reid/AP/Shutterstock (9516361a) Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller stands in front of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as she…
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Brainstorming Ideas: Mental health awareness among gen z creates more mental health issues in Jamaica
Young people are more in touch with their mental health than previous generations. However, it seems as if it is a popular trend to self-diagnose oneself with a mental issue. Most commonly, depression. Is it that being more open-minded or informed opens the door to mental health issues? Or is it safe to say being…
Sylvia Wynter's Dream 