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Class number:
3387
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Title: Puerto Rico and the Caribbean |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 9 |
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Available seats: 6 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: M: 1:30PM-4:30PM, CCAN - 106 |
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Instructor(s): Delano, Pablo |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
This course provides a grounding in the complexities and nuances that make up Caribbean society, with a special focus on Puerto Rico and its unique status as an unincorporated territory of the United States. We will look at Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region through the lens of history, cultural production, and scientific advancement. We will challenge established stereotypes about the Caribbean and gain understandings of the present-day Caribbean and its diaspora. We will consider what commonalities link the greater Caribbean region. The course will include a guest speakers as well as and hands-on workshops. It will be taught in collaboration with the Center for Caribbean Studies. |