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CS92PROD
The World-Historical Caribbean: African, European, Asian and American Connections
HIST 333
Spring 2008
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: LAST 333

This course will examine the Spanish, French and English Caribbean comparatively, from colonial to contemporary times, as a world-historical space with fluid and changing boundaries touching on the United States and Mexican Gulf Coast, Venezuela, Colombia, and Central America. Topics will include maritime Atlantic history, comparative imperialism, transnational migration history, the social and cultural study of racial formations and creolization, modern ideologies of nationalism and pan-nationalism, Caribbean-United States connections, perspectives on gender and class, and recent historiography on the West African, European and Asian heritage of contemporary island nations.

Essential Capabilities: None
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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