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Caribbean Matters: Writers and scholars of the Caribbean

When I was teaching both an anthropology survey course on the Caribbean and one on Women of the Caribbean, I was surprised to find out how very few of my students could name a novelist, poet, or …

Caribbean Matters: Untenable political situation in Haiti worsens amid new assassination revelations

As we mark the anniversary of the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010—a natural disaster from which the island nation has never recovered—Haitians are now …

Caribbean Matters: Cruise ships, COVID-19, and the economics of tourism

When winter cold sweeps through parts of the United States, the desire for warmer weather has always sent Americans to places like the Caribbean. Even during this pandemic, U.S. tourists long to go …

Caribbean Matters: Spice up your holiday meals (or any meal) with the flavors of the islands

For those who aren’t one of the over 13 million people of Caribbean American ancestry here in the United States, or friends of same, or who don’t live near restaurants offering the wide variety that …

Caribbean Matters: Sorry, Columbus. You didn't discover anything. The Caribbean was already occupied

A few weeks ago, the debate broke out yet again between those people who celebrate “Columbus Day” and still tout Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of the Americas, and those celebrating “Indigenous …