Colonialism and Its Consequences in the Americas
AMST 200
Fall 2017
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01
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| Crosslisting:
LAST 200 |
| Certificates: International Relations |
| Course Cluster: Caribbean Studies Minor |
Why does colonialism matter to the fields of American studies, Latin American studies, and Caribbean studies? What have been the consequences of colonialism for the nations that make up the Western Hemisphere? This course offers a transnational, hemispheric approach to the study of the Americas through a comparative analysis of colonial ventures and their consequences in the Americas. Among the topics to be discussed are organization of production, including state labor systems, chattel slavery, and indenture; governance and colonial bureaucracies; the interaction of indigenous, European, and African peoples and the formation of colonial culture and syncretic belief systems; and independence movements and the emergence of nation-states. Consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of American, Latin American, and Caribbean studies, the course introduces diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to these issues. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(CBST-MN)(EDST)(HRAD-MN)(LAST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Kathleen Brown, Foul Bodies
Jeannine DeLombard, Slavery on Trial
Jill LePore, Encounters in the New World
Desmond Rochfort, Mexican Muralists
George Sanchez, Becoming Mexican American
Andre Schwarz-Bart, A Woman Named Solitude
Patricia Seed, American Pentimento
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Examinations and Assignments:
In class mid-term exam, take-home final exam, two papers. |
| Instructor(s): Hill,Patricia R. Karamcheti,Indira Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK208; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 50 | | SR major: 15 | JR major: 35 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 6 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 1 |
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