Caribbean Geographies
AFAM 268
Spring 2025
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01
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| Crosslisting:
LAST 267 |
This course will explore how human and non-human encounters induced through slavery, indentureship and colonialism have been imagined and contested by Caribbean geographers, ecologists, artists, and poets. Students will gain an immense understanding of how Caribbean communities have experienced and countered geographic problems like uneven development, vaccine apartheid and gender-based violence. Students will think through concepts that define Caribbean geographies, such as 'the plot,' 'the bounty,' 'black land,' and the 'kala pani.' |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (African American Studies Minor)(African American Studies)(Caribbean Studies Minor)(Social, Cultural and Critical Theory Certificate) |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Rajiv Mohabir, CUTLISH
Mimi Sheller, ISLAND FUTURES
Matthew C. Riley, ARCHAEOLOGY BELOW THE CLIFF
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Examinations and Assignments:
Final Research Paper/Midterm: Literature Review/Weekly student group presentations |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Simone-Thompson,Zaira Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 5 | FR: 4 |
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