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What is the main argument(s) Why did the author(s) write the article or chapter?

What are the data used as evidence by the author to support the claims he/she makes in his/her argument?

What is useful about the reading(s)?

Were any of the points made questionable? If so, why?

What points, issues, or terms would you like to discuss or have clarified?

How do the various readings assigned inform each other? Contradict? Raise new questions?

approximately 300 – 400 words

  1. Farris Thompson, Robert 1988. “Recapturing Heaven’s Glamour: Afro-Caribbean Festival Arts” in Caribbean Festival Arts: Each and Every Bit of Difference. Edited by Robert Nunley and Judith Bettelheim. Seattle: University of Washington Press, pp. 17-29
  2. Bettelheim, Judith, Barbara Bridges, and Dolores Yonker 1988. “Festivals in Cuba, Haiti, and New Orleans” in Caribbean Festival Arts: Each and Every Bit of Difference. Edited by Robert Nunley and Judith Bettelheim. Seattle: University of Washington Press, pp. 137-164

Choose which source to discuss( You pick)