“The literature of Jamaica, which has a population of about 2.5 million and a relatively small publishing industry, has existed as much off the island as on it until now. Traditionally Jamaican literature has been grounded in folklore and rural byways, or has consisted of chronicles of colonialism and of the island’s violent political conflicts.”
Tag: 06.26.06
Southwest Museum’s Makeover – A “Highjacking”?
The Southwest Museum is going through a major overhaul, redefining itself. “Some of the museum’s neighbors, however, say it’s more like a hijacking than a redefinition. Denouncing ‘cultural piracy,’ the Friends of the Southwest Museum coalition contend that the people behind the move are dodging ‘a moral responsibility to maintain and revitalize’ the institution’s original location.
Colombian Town Rebuffs Name Change
Nobel writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s home town has rejected a proposal to rename itself. “The town’s mayor proposed renaming Aracataca after Macondo, the fictional setting for the writer’s most famous work, One Hundred Years of Solitude. Mayor Pedro Sanchez hoped the change would bring more tourists to the town. More than 90% of votes cast were in favour of the change, but only half the necessary 7,400 people went to vote.”