"This interdisciplinary study examines the cultural and historical significance of the Jamaican Anansi folktales. Anansi the spider is the trickster folk hero West African slaves transported to the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This lesson is intended to develop knowledge about certain aspects of Jamaican music and culture. Students will experience glimpses of Jamaican ...

The recent uproar surrounding producer Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor’s reimagining of the iconic Hilly and Gully rhythm has once again exposed Jamaica’s long-standing habit of selective outrage, ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

'How is it that I, a Jamaican who has lived all my life on the island, do not sound like one?' This realisation dawned when I was mistaken, by both several compatriots, as well as by lovers of Jamaica ...