ANTH 4080 Race and Nation in the Spanish Caribbean

ANTH 4080 Race and Nation in the Spanish Caribbean
Race and Nation in the Spanish Caribbean
This course provides a comparative survey of the interwoven dynamics of race, class and national formation in the making of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Drawing on a range of readings in history, media studies, music, fiction writing and poetry as well as anthropology, this course will explore the overlapping historical contexts of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic in addition to related impacts of Haiti and its Revolution. The focus of attention will be placed on the on-going centrality of racial dynamics in these island nations from slave-based sugar plantations to reggaetón music.
credit hours: 3