ENG252Y1 Chapter : WHylah Falls.docx
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Gaining a window on africadia- a position of one aspect of the african diaspora- The term africadia is coined by clarke it emphasizes the meeting of two presumed wholes which conveys the historical hybritiy and unity in the post colonial world. Acadia is a position, a cultural and spatial location characterized by a race in one specific location and also situates them within the boarder theme of exile which runs through the province"s history. Nova scotia has an interesting history, freeing black loyalists, irish who famined and left, and the thousands that left to central america and new england to find work. Yet, two hunred years in nova scotia molded a society informed as much by limitation and possibilities of nova scotia as the residual elements of west africa and america. Africadia is a northern variant of jamaica mississippi. Leadbelly and duke ellington - sissiboo delta blues.
