Sonia Sheryr
Dr. Bradley
CODES 123
13 April 2025
Reflection 7
In the first section of the article, the author provides a general historical overview of Port-au-Prince’s perspective through hydrological experiences. The rest of the article focuses on the social politics of urban water in the 1970s, which proved to be a time of rapid growth. Concentrating on this and different community areas, including elite and non-elite regions, provides an objective, assertive perspective and keeps the reader fully engaged.
Ideas regarding archival silence or gatekeeping often remind us that these are generally based on people’s firsthand experiences and are influenced by their decisions. These stories and experiences give us a look at the past and influence us to elaborate on the challenges people were facing then and what is being done to prevent these.
Archives that are spread across different locations or are harder to access can result in researchers having incomplete or inaccurate information. This can lead to biases, other limitations, confusion, and incompleteness. If I were looking to use archives in my projects focusing on water or inequality, I’d look for plans regarding infrastructure for water and development in urban areas regarding inequality. I would likely encounter a challenge from archives being hard to access or scattered throughout different locations.