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SUMMARY:A Socio-Cultural Interpretation of Bahamian Urban Architecture and
  Artifact - Marga Jann\, Chartered Architect RIBA\, AIA\, Sociology Dept\,
  Energy@Cambridge
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CONTACT:Marga Jann\, RIBA\, AIA\, DPUC
DESCRIPTION:Architect and Visiting Research Fellow Marga Jann has been a t
 ireless advocate of design education for the social and economic improveme
 nt of the developing world.  She has taught in innumerable international s
 ettings\, including France\, Saudi Arabia\, Uganda\, N Cyprus\, Sri Lanka\
 , Hawaii and S Korea.  Most recently Marga has been at the University of t
 he Bahamas in Nassau. \n\nIt's surprising how little many of us know about
  one of the closest neighbors of the United States\, the archipelago natio
 n of the Bahamas.  How many of you were aware that the Bahamas is one of t
 he few\, if not the only\, "officially" Christian nations?  Christianity i
 s mentioned in the preamble to the Bahamian constitution.\n\nPart of Marga
 's talk is devoted to the Junkanoo festival\, the Bahamian carnival\, whic
 h is held at the New Year.  The origin of the name is unclear:  it could r
 efer to a folk hero named John Canoe\, or to 'gens inconnus'\, unknown peo
 ple\, which evokes the masks used in the celebration.  The festival dates 
 back to when the enslaved people of the Bahamas received 2-3 days off from
  their labors at year's end.  Marga sees Junkanoo as a clear example of Ba
 hamian creativity\, which can serve as a basis for the creation of an indi
 genous design style.\n\nThe Bahamas have great potential\, in part due to 
 the high concentration of ultra-wealthy celebrity residents who should be 
 sponsoring further development.  Unfortunately\, Marga tells us\, income i
 nequality in the Bahamas is one of the highest of any nation\, and officia
 l corruption is rampant. (J Eipper\, WAIS)
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building 2nd Floor\, Centre of Development Studies
  Meeting Room
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