ABOUT ME

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 by the Humanities department at the University of the West Indies, I have been able to research, study and view the histories of art and literature from many different perspectives. In a course such as Creative Nonfiction Writing and Digital Media, there is opportunity to learn more about the growing use of media and the important role of digital humanity.

It is my goal to finish this course as a better educated and well-rounded individual with improved writing skills and greater admiration for yet another creative skill.

The Beauty of The Jamaican Language: The Struggle of Acceptance

Welcome to Jamaica, the land of food and sun. Natural beauty in its appearance and its people. We’ve all heard the talks of how and what we should use our language for. Is it to attract people? Is it a way to keep tourists interested? Does it define us as a people? Can it separate uptown and downtown?

The truth is, there is a struggle to accept our language in it’s purest form. That is what creates a divide within our nation. We have assigned labels and stigmas to the different versions of our language and there are members of society that are entirely excluded from the talks of language.

_{(Subtitles Available)}

Click the button below to view my contribution to the UWI Project 1:

Click here to read my analysis of Amy Earthart’s, “Can Information Be Unfettered? Race and the New Digital Humanities Canon” (2012).