Cultural Retention in the Caribbean Term Paper by Top Papers

This paper looks at three instances of cultural retention in the modern-day Caribbean - the region's cuisine, its faithful adherence to non-Christian religions even now, and its vigorous local music tradition - and outlines how each one may be understood as a form of resistance to both European imperialism and to the homogenizing forces of globalization. The paper concludes that to the extent that the Caribbean still has a culture to call its own, long-standing efforts in the areas highlighted above would seem to be the reason why.