ABOUT THE PROJECT
The South Caribe Roots Archive is a participatory community project that aims to document the history and identity of the people of the south Caribbean of Costa Rica. These videos are part of "Stories from Caribe Sur: Chapter 2", a collaborative media project produced by students from The Media School at Indiana University during an Alternative Service Break in March 2018.
LOCAL PARTICIPANTS
Thank you to all the local participants who offered or conducted interviews for the South Caribe Roots Archive:
- Ariel Rodriguez Rojas
- Gilbert Brown Brown
- James P. Mac Dougall
- Kurt Eugene Van Dyke
- Chris Lopez
- Josefina Dioso-Lopez
- Francesca Dioso-Lopez
- Mikaela Dioso-Lopez
- Joaquin Dioso-Lopez
- Juan Manuel Reyes Nuñez
- Erick Palmer Miller
- Mar Solano Martínez
- Anja Ludewig
- Kiawe Kring
- Wanda Carol Patterson Morales
- Mayra Mejia Fernández
- Tirza Morales
- German Martinez
- Glenda Halgarson Brown
- Horold Binsen Binsen
- David Alexander Allen Umaña
- Leonardo Ceschini Lill
- Paulo Cesar Quiros Morales
- Luis Rodolfo Huertos Barboza
- Juan Pablo González S.
- Matías Llaituqueo
- Loperfido Jose Maria
- Rosario Lill A.
- Shandel Jashua Brown Humpres
- Eva Percich
- Markus Brown Arce
- Alord Vincent Vincent
- Pedro Cordero Arguello
STUDENT PARTICIPANTS
Thank you to the following IU Media School students for dedicating a week of your time to learning about the communities of the south Caribbean and helping them document their stories:
- Rose Bythrow
- Rachel Goodman
- Isabella Gutierrez
- Elaine Johnson
- Martha Manges
- Emilia Miles
- Sarah Panfil
- Hector Perez
- Lydia Riley
- Naphtalia Ruth
- Moniel Sanders
- Pascal Sloman
A very special thanks to Bryant Paul for accompanying these students, and to The Media School at Indiana University for supporting student field experiences, service learning, and participatory storytelling in under-served communities.
- Read student blogs here.
FINAL WORK PRODUCT
Media School Students conducted 15 interviews with 33 different local participants over 3 days. They were asked to select short clips from each of their interviews and pair it with visual material they gathered throughout the week. Their completed projects are a combination of short videos, photo slideshows, and photo clips that collectively comprise Chapter 2 of "Stories from Caribe Sur", an ongoing participatory oral history project that activates local citizens to be the creators of their own public archival content.
Glenda Halgarson Brown: Roots Through the Coast
Mayra Mejia: Para Llegar a los Niños
Anja Ludewig: In My Heart That's My Home
Wanda Patterson: Where I Found My Way
Anja Ludewig: The Road
Kiawe Kring: See Them Growing
Wanda Patterson: I Need to Hear Reggae All The Time
Markus Brown: Memories of School
Kiawe Kring: Planting for the Local Market
Rosario Lill: El Turismo de Bien Estar
Pedro Cordero: Reconnect the Jungle
Shandel Brown: The Fish Them Dying
Kiawe Kring: Those Small Humble Farms Are Disappearing
Markus Brown: No Communication
Erick Palmer: What is Your Ancestry
Erick Palmer: What Was School Like
Eva Percich: Garbage
Juan Manuel Reyes Nunez: Una Vida Diferente