Introduction
Voces del Caribe, or Caribbean Voices is an interactive digital archive of images, texts and music from the Caribbean. Voces is a scholarly tool that aims to preserve and make accessible the images, texts and music that identify the Hispanic Caribbean. Currently, these rich and original cultural materials and artistic expressions are scattered throughout the Caribbean in a variety of public repositories, private collections and forgotten file drawers among other locations. This puts original, fragile and/or irreplaceable materials at risk and poses great challenges to archivists, researchers and others who need or want access to them. Unless identified, cataloged, preserved and made accessible, this treasure trove of documents, art, music and other cultural expression specific to the Caribbean could be lost or, at best, left incomplete.
This collaborative project identifies, preserves and makes available, the resources and human history of the Hispanic Caribbean through a comprehensive digital research archive that employs the latest technology to allow people worldwide to search for and retrieve information, such as images, music, maps, and literary texts. Users will be able to access digital sources that will aid in the preservation efforts and serve as a model for the vital role new technologies can play in preserving and providing access to valuable and previously unavailable cultural studies, expressions and artifacts.
Voces del Caribe was the brainchild of Professor H.J. Manzari and students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute as they were completing their junior year Interactive Qualifying Projects. In particular, Artur Janc, Paul Kastner and Katarzyna Koscielska as well as experts and scholars from universities around the world serving on our advisory board. Currently, Voces is hosted at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA. We welcome your comments and contributions at hjmanzari@washjeff.edu.
The Voces Del Caribe E-Journal has issued a Call For Papers.
Authors
Principal Investigator:
Dr. H.J. Manzari, Washington and Jefferson College
Scholars:
Dr. Kenya C. Dworkin y Méndez, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Angel Rivera, WPI
Research Assistant & Webmaster:
Bethany Mulderig, Washington & Jefferson College
Blog
About Us
Voces del Caribe: Revista de Estudios Caribeños is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that highlights original research dealing with cultural production from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Our goal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new discoveries in the field of Caribbean studies. Voces publishes a fall issue each year and we invite scholarly submissions from literary or cultural studies perspectives with a focus on the Hispanic Caribbean.
Manuscripts, written in either Spanish or English, should be 15-25 pages in length (including endnotes and bibliography) and formatted in strict accordance with the MLA bibliographic citation standards. Articles must be submitted via e-mail to hjmanzari@washjeff.edu.
Full name, institutional affiliation, telephone number, e-mail and regular mail addresses of the author must be included within the text of the e-mail message. All articles–original, unpublished, blind submissions (no reference to author’s name and institutional affiliation)–should be sent as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word (PC compatible) in the above-mentioned format.
Our Project
Voces del Caribe, or Caribbean Voices is an interactive digital archive of images, texts and music from the Caribbean. Voces is a scholarly tool that aims to preserve and make accessible the images, texts and music that identify the Hispanic Caribbean. Currently, these rich and original cultural materials and artistic expressions are scattered throughout the Caribbean in a variety of public repositories, private collections and forgotten file drawers among other locations. This puts original, fragile and/or irreplaceable materials at risk and poses great challenges to archivists, researchers and others who need or want access to them. Unless identified, catalogued, preserved and made accessible, this treasure trove of documents, art, music and other cultural expression specific to the Caribbean could be lost or, at best, left incomplete.
This collaborative project identifies, preserves and makes available, the resources and human history of the Hispanic Caribbean through a comprehensive digital research archive that employs the latest technology to allow people worldwide to search for and retrieve information, such as images, music, maps, and literary texts. Users will be able to access digital sources that will aid in the preservation efforts and serve as a model for the vital role new technologies can play in preserving and providing access to valuable and previously unavailable cultural studies, expressions and artifacts.
Voces del Caribe was the brainchild of Professor H.J. Manzari and students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute as they were completing their junior year Interactive Qualifying Projects. In particular, Artur Janc, Paul Kastner and Katarzyna Koscielska as well as experts and scholars from universities around the world serving on our advisory board. Currently, Voces is hosted at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA. We welcome your comments and contributions at hjmanzari@washjeff.edu.
The Voces del Caribe E-Journal has issued a Call for Papers.
Acknowledgements
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VOCESDELCARIBE agradece ante todo a Washington and Jefferson College el espacio y los fondos que nos ha donado. Debemos nuestra gratitud al decano John Zimmerman que desde un principio apoyó generosamente este proyecto. Y por supuesto, a todos nuestros colegas de Washington and Jefferson College. También queremos recordar a nuestros editores que aceptaron participar con su talento en esta empresa. Nuestro especial agradecimiento a Maria Albert que ha colaborado con sus conocimientos tecnológicos.
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VOCESDELCARIBE would not be possible without the collaboration and constant backing of colleagues and friends. We wish to thank first and foremost Washington and Jefferson College for granting us the site and the necessary funds to carry out this project. We owe our gratitude to Dean John Zimmerman who from the very beginning gave us his generous support. And certainly, to all our colleagues at Washington and Jefferson College. We also wish to remember our editors who agreed to participate with their ideas and talents. Our very special thanks to Maria Albert who has actively contributed with her technical expertise.