Post-Quake Haiti: Myths and Realities
ANTH 210
Spring 2013 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 201 |
Haiti has long been regarded as something of an oddity within the Caribbean. Branded the "nightmare republic" since it gained independence in 1804, in current popular imagination, it remains conceptually incarcerated as a "failed republic" incapable of self-governance, "the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere," and the birthplace of "voodoo." This course uses an interdisciplinary approach to deconstruct the myths and realities in these and other popular representations of Haiti. In so doing, it critically examines the continuing impact of the island's colonial history on the present. Particular attention will be paid to the January 12, 2010, earthquake, current conditions, and possible futures. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFAM-MN)(ANTH)(CBST-MN) |
Major Readings:
Patrick Bellegarde-Smith & Claudine Michel, INVISIBLE POWERS: VODOU IN HAITIAN LIFE AND CULTURE
Edwidge Dandicat, CREATE DANGEROUSLY
Paul Farmer, AIDS AND ACCUSATION
CLR James, THE BLACK JACOBINS
Michel Rolph-Trouillot, HAITI: STATE AGAINST NATION
Jennie Marcelle Smith, WHEN THE HANDS ARE MANY
Marc Schuller & Pablo Morales, TECTONIC SHIFTS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short papers, presentation, final research proposal. |
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