Topics in Caribbean Literature and Culture
English · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Every Year
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Description
This course explores Caribbean literature, culture, theory, and history from the early modern period to the present day. It engages with orality, art, and a range of genres and writings in translation, including primary documents, and creative responses that unsilence Caribbean history, and that offer new forms of expression, challenging the incursions of race and domination and exploring the richness of Caribbean creativity. Topics may include: Indigenous Oral Traditions in the Caribbean, Critiquing the myth of 'discovery', Diaspora and Caribbean culture, Slavery and resistance, Black Freedom, Poetry, and voice. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
Requisite courses
6 credit hours of First-year English, including ENGL-1001(6) or ENGL-1000(3) [prerequisite(s)].
Note
Experimental Course - This course is offered on a trial basis to gauge interest in the topic. Students who successfully complete this course receive credit as indicated.
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