The Influence Of Pop Culture In Haiti
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McAlister asks, "How does pop culture help people survive?"(McAlister, p162). Throughout the last few readings and films that have been shown and talked about they have touched upon the topic of what pop culture does for nations like Haiti. Pop culture is a way for the Caribbean to express the politics, emotions, and the social conflicts the natives of the Caribbean face every day being in the Caribbean or in America.
Rara is something that is used to express thoughts through music and it is used in a spiritual context to show respect to dead relatives (McAlister, 2002). It has a good and bad reputation because it is a part of Vodou, where there were sacrifices and it is considered evil by those who do not follow Rara (McAlister, 2002). Rara is used as a celebration for the poor individuals of Haiti, that is another reason there is such a negative connotation around it because the upper-class is looking down on them as the lower class (McAlister, 2002). Rara in Haiti versus in the United States has some of the same implications, but does not necessarily do the same things that …show more content…
Rara was used in the US when political situations happened back in the Caribbean, some people thought that the Rara was making a joke out of what was going on, but it was there way of protesting (Robins, n.d.). It definitely causes problems for the ones who don’t particularly agree with what Rara is regardless of whether it is done in America or the Caribbean (Robins, n.d.). By outsiders it is definitely considered wrong and not something a person should be doing and by individuals who do Rara it is a way to celebrate and keep parts of their culture with them (Robins,
McAlister asks, "How does pop culture help people survive?"(McAlister, p162). Throughout the last few readings and films that have been shown and talked about they have touched upon the topic of what pop culture does for nations like Haiti. Pop culture is a way for the Caribbean to express the politics, emotions, and the social conflicts the natives of the Caribbean face every day being in the Caribbean or in America.
Rara is something that is used to express thoughts through music and it is used in a spiritual context to show respect to dead relatives (McAlister, 2002). It has a good and bad reputation because it is a part of Vodou, where there were sacrifices and it is considered evil by those who do not follow Rara (McAlister, 2002). Rara is used as a celebration for the poor individuals of Haiti, that is another reason there is such a negative connotation around it because the upper-class is looking down on them as the lower class (McAlister, 2002). Rara in Haiti versus in the United States has some of the same implications, but does not necessarily do the same things that …show more content…
Rara was used in the US when political situations happened back in the Caribbean, some people thought that the Rara was making a joke out of what was going on, but it was there way of protesting (Robins, n.d.). It definitely causes problems for the ones who don’t particularly agree with what Rara is regardless of whether it is done in America or the Caribbean (Robins, n.d.). By outsiders it is definitely considered wrong and not something a person should be doing and by individuals who do Rara it is a way to celebrate and keep parts of their culture with them (Robins,