AN AFROCENTRIC ANALYSIS OF SCHOLARLY LITERATURE ON THE CAYMAN ISLANDS: LOCATION THEORY IN A CARIBBEAN CONTEXT

This work addresses the following question: How has the prominent scholarly literature on the Cayman Islands promoted a discourse that serves to undermine the acknowledgment of African contributions as well as African self-identification in the country? Utilizing an Afrocentric inquiry, the method of content analysis was employed to interrogate selected texts using location theory. It was found that the majority of literature on the Cayman Islands, as well as the dominant ideology within the Caribbean has indeed undermined the acknowledgement of African contributions as well as African self-identification in the country. More scholarship is needed that examines the experiences of African descended people living in the Caribbean from their own perspective, and critically engages dislocated texts.

Grantor dc:publisher

Temple University. Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Scott, Mikana S

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Mazama, Ama, 1961-

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Asante, Molefi Kete, 1942-

• African American Studies
• Caribbean Studies
• African Diaspora
• Afrocentricity
• Caribbean
• Cayman Islands
• Colonialism
• Location Theory

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eng

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890207739

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oai:scholarshare.temple.edu:20.500.12613/3541