As we go through the semester, our classroom work will become more focused the research and application of digital projects. Here are some sample topics to consider, from which you may select with permission. This list is focused on topics related to Dominica, but you may select other more broad Caribbean-focused topics or adapt one of the listed topics to include the Caribbean in general.
- Indigenous life in the colonial 20th Century (1900-1978)
- Rise and Fall of Agriculture in Dominica: 1950-2000
- My Grandmother and Me: : Extended Families’ role in Dominican society
- Carnival and Costuming: A national history
- Politics and Civil Discourse in the Eugenia Era
- Live Long in Dominica: a history of centenarians
- Exploring Dominica’s fictional worlds: popular writing in Dominica, 1930-1975
- My Diaspora: tracing Dominican life around the world in the 20th Century
- Wife Notice: Pre-independence marriage culture
- From Town to Country: suburban development in Dominica post-Independence