Talk:History of Antigua and Barbuda

Relevance of content
Much of this article appears to be a long digression into the relative tiers of ethnic groups, which appears to be uncited original research.

Similarly, half the article is an analysis on the themes explored in the works of an author - which again appears to be uncited original research and not really an overview of the History of Antigua and Barbuda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.119.234 (talk) 14:36, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Untitled
From the original article: "The Antigua Trades and Labor Union, formed shortly afterward, became the political vehicle for Vere Cornwall Bird who became the union's president in 1943. The Antigua Labour Party (ALP), formed by Bird and other trade unionists, first ran candidates in the 1946 elections and became the majority party in 1951 beginning a long history of electoral victories."

How can you have a 'labor' union in a country with an 'Antigua Labour Party'? Care must be taken to prevent americanisms from invading the articles where british spelling is called for (and of course vice-versa).

Preceramic inhabitants
"Siboney" is a term specific to the preceramic people that inhabited western Cuba at the time of European contact. This is not a general term for preceramic inhabitants of the Caribbean. There is no conclusive evidence as to the origins of the preceramic inhabitants of the Lesser Antilles - it's generally thought that they migrated up from Trinidad/Venezuela; the fact that there are few early sites in the Windwards is taken by some as evidence that the northern Lesser Antilles were settled from the Greater Antilles, but this is not in any way conclusive evidence, and it certainly isn't enough to call these people "Siboney". Guettarda 14:43, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

"Who's real name was count"
What is meant by "real"? Was Prince Klaas his original name and "Count" his slave name? It seems odd that his original name would be an english word if he was from Africa...--75.48.21.83 (talk) 08:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Local Literature
There are few notable authors native to the Antigua. One author, James Carlisle, also served as Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda from 1993-2007[1]. Jamaica Kincaid, a notable author, has published over 20 pieces of work[2]. Kincaid is largely influenced by her life both on the island and overseas in the United States. Kincaid's work reflects the circumstances of living in a former crown colony until Independence in 1981. She was educated under British colonial education, and as such has been described as a prominent anti colonialist author[3]. Born in 1949 and moving to the United States in 1966 at 17[4], Kincaid experiences of living under foreign control through, seeing Antigua’s transition to Independence and in an imperial country is expressed in some of her most notable books, Lucy and A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid Themes of Tourism and Gender[edit source] After her first collection was published with great success in 1983, Kincaid quickly began being thought of as one of the most important fiction writers of the new decade[5]. FFor many, Kincaid is considered to be a prominent postcolonial author, offering a novelistic approach to the history and contemporary life on the island[6]. Many of Kincaid's books focus around themes of modernity, postmodernity, and globalization and the relationship and affects of colonialism to the "native"[6]. Literary critics have suggested her work, "A Small Place" which has been described as "postcolonial literary text about the impact of tourism in the Caribbean nation of Antigua"[7], focuses on the "exploitation of the Caribbean islands by colonialism and the neocolonialist abuses of the tourism industry"[8]. KKincaid's work as been associated by literary critics with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's argument that literature is an agent of change. Doing so, suggests her works aims to challenge the asymmetry is actions surrounding imperialism, colonialism, and tourism[9]. Kincaid also largely focuses her writing on gender often alluding to a discourse of female gender and colonial relations, especially those of black women. She reveals the importance of place, time, and positionality in the representation of race, class and gender[10].

Writing Style[edit source] Much of Kincaid's work has been deemed autobiographical and influenced by Subaltern Studies, including "A Small Place", and "Lucy"*. It as been argued from multiple literary critics, that Kincaid uses the capacities of autobiography[8] to express a consciousness of marginalized groups in a postcolonial setting[11].

Critiques[edit source] Kincaid's pointed style of writing is largely critiqued as an attack on colonialism and corruption[12] that has been said to "back readers into the corner". Kincaid has also been critiqued for imposing mythical ideas of "noble enslavement" of Antiguans as an attempt to escape from common ideas of humanity and consequences [12]. Kincaid constructs her texts to positions Antiguan's as powerless and thus evading their true lack of eloquence and power. For critics, both literary and postcolonial, this becomes and issue because it tends to dismiss or lessen the actions of subjects such as for example to corruption and organized crime within Antigua and Barbuda's government[13].

It would make more sense if British rule (1632–1981) were its own page.
Most other former British colonies have their own pages, and it would make sense if British Antigua was their own too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CROIX (talk • contribs) 12:55, 30 May 2021 (UTC)


 * The new page British Antigua and Barbuda is just a copy, without any improvement in references. In its current form, it's redundant, and I suggest redirecting it back to this article. MarioGom (talk) 21:45, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
 * The article was being moved out of this article, it was never intended to be an improvement, it just did not need to be part of this article, as it’s topic is simply too important to be a part of this article. CROIX (talk) 14:57, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
 * User:MarioGom: Also, I apologize for a late response time, as I did not realize people would respond to a comment made almost a year ago. I am unaware of any policies regarding this, but using my common sense, I recommend starting a new conversation, instead of replying to one from months ago. CROIX (talk) 15:00, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect There should not be duplicate articles with the same content like this. Reywas92Talk 14:49, 12 May 2022 (UTC)