I appreciate your optimistic review here Naia, and although I did appreciate the book VERY much, I did not feel that the site helped at all after-the-fact. In all honestly, it no longer held any relevance, as the […]

Naia, Thanks for such a thorough examination of Planned Obsolescence and academic publishing in general. Personally, I found this book to be not only fascinating, but it was totally elevated by the online site for […]

I can understand where you are coming from here Jamal, but I still contend that one should not have to get to the end of the book to understand that there is a complementary digital site. I am 100% with you on […]

HA! I love this title, but love your blog post even more! I love what you bring up about colonization and the assumed higher social standing of the tourist. This is quite a charged statement that I don’t think has […]

Naia, this is fantastic post! I can’t even begin to tell you the thoughts it brought to my head considering I am Puerto Rican myself. Firstly, I most definitely agree that when it comes to the Caribbean, the […]

What a great point about “white voyeurism”! I agree with you and Dwight that the site serves better for a white audience looking at a peaceful connection versus discussing more issues and possible areas of […]

I agree that map issues definitely take awake from the experience. One would hope that a website dedicated to a cartographic history would have large maps to interact with. I also concur that this a very well put […]

I agree with Maribi. I would definitely prefer to see this site as an ongoing conversation instead of a site solely dedicated to promote an event. However, the forum does provide a great space for conversations to […]

I actually really like the layout of this site. I can kind of agree that the gray is slightly drab. Maybe a more beige tone would’ve been a better choice, but regardless, I think that the color choices bring the […]

I also reviewed this site, and I admit, I was definitely more forgiving of the navigational issues on the site. But upon further thought, i need to agree that it’s pretty frustrating. I’ll definitely agree that a […]

Dwight, this is such an interesting post! I found your discussion of homophobia in dancehall music particularly interesting. These sentiments are also abundant in western hip hop music although certain artist like […]

great questions Margaret! I can’t believe i didn’t mention them at all. business are able to use F1rst for advertising such as showing up first in searches, but having their business on the site is free. local […]

You make a very interesting point here about the blog being made with a white voyeuristic eye in mind. But i wonder, might this have been done deliberately to change any negative connotations whites may have of […]

Although i can easily agree with Dwight, I think that the optimistic message of “I am a Jamaican” allows the diaspora to put forth the image they prefer. It gives these people the power to look at positive […]

Thanks for the really helpful background information on the Negritude movement. That was a bunch of information I had not previously been aware of until the Hall reading, and you’ve made it a clear point here with […]

Dwight – what a fantastic summation of a reading that speaks so greatly to the powerful image above! I can really see your point thanks to the visualization and I love that you take the discussion of presence […]

Naia, this is a lovely point you make here about identity and the role of visual storytelling that Ruddy Roye’s Instagram account makes very clear. Identity is a very subjective experience and much like Halls […]

I really appreciate your argument for class limitations in regards to access to digital advancements. I found this to be possibly the most obvious of reasons for inequality and under-representation in cyberspace. […]