International Journal of Bahamian Studies
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The School of Education: Leading the Way for Future Generations of Teachers in The Bahamas
Get PDFTo present our achievements in the School of Education over the past 40 years we must keep in focus where we came from. We must ask ourselves ‘What did we achieve?” The information presented below gives basic highlights or milestones of our progress in the preparation and training of the nation’s teachers under the umbrella of the Teacher’s Training College then the Division of Teacher Education and now the School of Education, the College of The Bahamas
Introduction
Get PDFCongratulations on the publication of the special issue about the history of the College of The Bahama
Curating the Nation: The Politics of Recognition in a Bahamian National Museum
Get PDFThe Commonwealth of The Bahamas achieved independence in 1973, yet plans to open a national museum have not reached fruition. Drawing on this vacancy, I analyze what could be entailed in thinking about the Bahamian nation from the curatorial standpoint of a national museum. I employ a framework grounded in museum anthropology to identify specific areas that this institution might consider. In particular, I argue for engagement with the politics of recognition of multiple perspectives and heritages within the Bahamian community. While many kinds of diverse experiences can be explored, I address the opportunity to rethink race, color, and Bahamian national identity in light of an exclusionary black Bahamian rhetoric deployed in early nation-building projects from 1973 to 1992. I also explore previous African-centered curatorial frameworks in various Caribbean national museum systems to caution against this one-dimensional regional trend. More broadly, I consider how a national museum of this nature could facilitate a more fluid notion of Bahamian national identity
History in the Making: Establishing an Institutional Archive at The College of The Bahamas:
Get PDFAs the College of The Bahamas transitions to a university, an institutional archive housing records of legal, administrative, financial, educational, cultural, and historical significance has been formally established. The COB Institutional Archive will collect and preserve records and documents deemed to have permanent value, thereby making them accessible for future researchers. The archive, presently located in the Harry C. Moore Library Special Collections area, will include not only institutional records, manuscripts and documents but also College catalogues and other published ephemera
“The Isle is Full of Noises”: C Force and Musical Life in The Bahamas
Get PDFC Force, the faculty ensemble from The College of The Bahamas, is a powerful tool for music education. The ensemble blends performance, recording, arrangement, instruction, and musical discovery in ways that create new opportunities for teaching and learning about music
Student Life at the College of The Bahamas: The Role of COBUS
Get PDFStudent government and student activities at the College of The Bahamas have helped to define the growth and development of the institution. The College of the Bahamas Union of Students or COBUS as it is better known, has been a crucible for civic and professional leaders. Many COBUS Presidents have gone on to become leaders in the community, well-known forerunners in their respective fields of endeavour and have become household names in the Bahamas
Striking for Freedom: The 1831 Uprising at Golden Grove Plantation, Cat Island
Get PDFAlthough the study of colonial Bahamian slave resistance has advanced in recent decades, key episodes of insurrection have yet to be fully explored. Recent investigation of primary source materials related to an 1831 uprising at Golden Grove, Joseph Hunter’s plantation at Cat Island, suggests that its causes and consequences were more complex than have hitherto been acknowledged. Juxtaposition of an official narrative, espoused by slave owners, with a counternarrative, by at least some slaves, emphasizes historical multi-vocality. Details of the case, which reached London at a time of accelerating abolitionism, underscore several broader themes in the history of West Indian slavery. These include the pervasive nature of resistance, the place of amelioration laws in stimulating rebellion, and the role of authoritative slaves in kin to labor strikes. The degree to which scholars stress confrontational resistance at Cat Island and other Bahamian locations has important implications for contemporary political discourse
Bahamian Bush Medicine: Fact or Folklore
Get PDFThe practice of bush medicine in The Bahamas is shrouded in mystery. This literature review is not an attempt to verify or disclaim the beliefs as to the authenticity of the healing powers of native plants but rather to give a brief informative overview of the rich cultural heritage of the Bahamian people. The sources used in this review include statements from local inhabitants whose belief systems are so deeply entrenched that they are confident that their very survival and that of their ancestors hinged on the medicinal powers of bush medicine. Included is historical evidence explaining why bush medicine became an integral part of Bahamian culture as well as scientific evidence of its effectiveness and curative properties
The Impossible Dream: The Early Years of The College of The Bahamas
Get PDFRemarks by Dr. Roger G. Brown, former Registrar of The College of The Bahamas, Coordinator, Bahamas General Insurance Association, given at the official opening of the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre of The College of The Bahamas on April 8, 2011
Nationalism, Internationalization and the Dawn of the New University of The Bahamas: Looking Ahead
Get PDFAn increasingly complex and diverse global context provides small nation states with multiple challenges. Tertiary institutions in such contexts grapple with fulfilling missions and mandates, not always of their own making, especially if they are publicly funded. This commentary poses several considerations with which the to-be-launched University of The Bahamas must contend – managing the intersection between education, societies and politics; quality assurance in higher education; knowledge production; brain drain and brain circulation; and the institution’s evolving place in the higher education landscape – as it affirms its role in the rapidly internationalizing higher education landscape. I posit that the challenge will be to (re-)align the institution’s internationalization strategies, and limited resources, with its academic mission and values, ensuring that mechanisms are established, avoiding pitfalls in what is an increasingly competitive global environment