ANTH 3080 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean

3 unit(s)

An ethnographic survey of selected contemporary societies in the Caribbean. Emphasis is placed on the relationship this region has had to the engagement between Western and non-Western cultures.

Satisfies G.E. area UD-4 and the Sociocultural Inquiry Requirement.

Course Learning Outcomes List
Students will: • Acquire a command over the theories that underlie various sociohistorical processes in the Caribbean, including colonialism, slavery, plantation economies, resistances, cultural clash and mixture, invasions, displacement, nationalism, and racial and gender identities; • Develop analytical and critical evaluation skills through the study of major social scientific debates concerning Caribbean cultures; • Obtain the capacity to differentiate among various Caribbean cultures, and their relationship to non-western and western cultures economically, politically, and sociohistorically; • Enhance the ability to write expressively and analytically through the composition of essays and papers on topics relevant to course content; and • Widen an understanding and appreciation of Caribbean sociohistory and cultural expression.

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